BIO265. Human Evolutionary Genetics

Spring Semester. This course explores human evolution and history using population genetics.  Among the topics covered:

• What does paleoanthropology says about human evolution?
• Kinds, amounts, and causes of human genetic variation
• The genetic basis of adaptation in human populations
• Migration and demographic history
• What’s in the human genome and why?
• Interactions between modern and archaic humans
• How does cultural evolution affect biological evolution?
• Finding the mutations that cause disease

BIO472. Advanced Topics in Evolution and Ecology.

This team-taught graduate course covers a variety of topics, laying the foundations for graduate study in evolution and ecology.

BIO265. Molecular Evolution [retired in 2018]

This course explored evolution at the molecular level. Among the topics covered:

• Inferring history from DNA sequences
• Determining how natural selection shapes the evolution of genes
• Studying the relationship between molecular and phenotypic evolution
• Studying the evolution of genome organization and content
• Assigning biological function to genome sequences
• Finding the sources of epidemics
• Mapping genes involved in human diseases and adaptations