BME 23L: BME Molecular Biology2
University of California, Santa Cruz
Laboratory-based course extending the wet lab skills developed in the first two quarters of the BME 2x series with bioinformatics skills that form the foundation of biomolecular engineering. Focuses on sequencing of low-diversity environmental samples, including: field sampling, DNA extraction from those samples, library preparation, hands-on sequencing using a Nanopore device, base-calling of the raw data, assembly of contigs, quality assessment, contig assignment to species/bins, automated annotation of a single assemblage from collection genome publication.
Average GPA: 3.79
Grade distribution records: 124 students across 4 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 27 | 21.8% |
| A | 71 | 57.3% |
| A- | 8 | 6.5% |
| B+ | 2 | 1.6% |
| B | 9 | 7.3% |
| C | 2 | 1.6% |
| C- | 1 | 0.8% |
| D | 1 | 0.8% |
| F | 1 | 0.8% |
| W | 1 | 0.8% |
Based on 124 student grade records across 4 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Dianne G Hendricks 85 students, Average GPA 3.81
- David Lee Bernick 39 students, Average GPA 3.74