The following is a list of related events (seminars, talks, etc.) that take place on-campus. We strongly encourage you to explore them; if you are aware of any other events not listed here, please let us know.

9/27/07	Gill's talk at CS300 (Hewlett 103, 4:15pm-5:00pm)
9/28	Introductory Biology Primer (Clark S361, 9:00am)
10/3	Gill speaking at Talks in English (Clark S360, 3:30pm)
10/5	Introductory Biology Primer (Clark S362, 9:00am)
10/5	UCSC Genome Browser Tools (Gates 200, 1:00pm)

This was the schedule for the Autumn 2007/2008 offering of CS273a.

	Date	Title	HW
		Related Material
1	9/24/07	Introduction (Gill)
2	9/26	DNA Sequencing (Serafim)
3	10/1	DNA Sequencing (cont.) (Serafim)
4	10/3	Sequencing and Assembly (Serafim)	HW 1 out
5	10/8	UCSC Code Tree; Genome Variation & Assemblies; Repeats (Gill)
		Genome assembly comparison identifies structural variants in the human genome Structural Variation in the Human Genome Copy-number variations add a new layer of complexity in the human genome Global variation in copy number in the human genome Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome An assessment of the sequence gaps: unfinished business in a finished human genome Quality assessment of the human genome sequence Mobile Elements: Drivers of Genome Evolution Junk DNA as an evolutionary force The Shocking Details of Genome.ucsc.edu Retrotransposable Elements and Human Disease Microsatellites: Simple Sequences with Complex Evolution Expandable DNA Repeats and Human Disease Sequencing the Human Genome - NOVA interviews
6	10/10	Vertebrate Comparative Genomics; Sequence Conservation and Function; Chains & Nets (Gill)
		Evolution's cauldron: duplication, deletion, and rearrangement in the mouse and human genomes. Evolution at the nucleotide level: the problem of multiple whole-genome alignment. An initial strategy for the systematic identification of functional elements in the human genome by low-redundancy comparative sequencing. Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome
7	10/15	Genome Assemblies (Serafim)
		The illumina genotyping technology Reconstruction of synteny and orthology Dog genome assembly Historic paper (1997) in favor of human whole genome shotgun sequencing Historic paper (1997) against human whole genome shotgun sequencing
8	10/17	Genome Evolution (Serafim)	HW 1 due HW1 Solution HW 2 out HW2 FAQ
		Mammalian ancestral genome reconstruction Gene inparalogs and outparalogs The threaded blockset multiple aligner Multiple whole genome alignment--a review The LAGAN multiple aligner
9	10/22	Synteny; Motif Discovery (Serafim)
10	10/24	Doug Menke, Kingsley Lab, Stanford
11	10/29	Human Genes; Vertebrate Gene Cis-Regulation (Gill)
12	10/31	Vertebrate Gene Cis-Regulation (continued) (Gill)	HW 2 due
13	11/5	Insulators; Regulatory Potential (Gill)
14	11/7	Nadav Ahituv, UC San Francisco
15	11/12	Transcription; Structural RNAs (Gill)
16	11/14	(Serafim)	Project out
17	11/26	Ultraconservation (Gill)
18	11/28	(Serafim)
19	12/3	Craig Lowe, Haussler Lab, UC Santa Cruz
20	12/5	Project Presentations