EPP 531 - Special Problems in Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology

1 - 3 credit hours

Comprehensive individual study of current problems.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Gerhold Jr, Richard William | Nowicki, Marcin | Gwinn, Kimberly D | Kelly, Heather Marie

EPP 575 - Introduction to RNASeq

1 credit hour(s)

Computational analysis of RNASeq data. Students will learn the basics of using a command line interface on UT’s Linux-based computational resources to analyze RNASeq data. Basic steps such as quality assessment, read mapping and differential gene expression statistical analysis will be covered.

Contact Hour Distribution: One-week summer workshop.

EPP 604 - Advanced Topics in Plant Pathology

1 - 3 credit hours

Biological control, disease diagnosis and management, epidemiology, fungal plant pathogens, integrated pest management, molecular plant-microbe interactions, plant pathogenesis, plant pathogenic bacteria, soil- and seed-borne pathogens, and virology.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level - graduate.

Other Instructors: Olukolu, Bode Adebowale | Hadziabdic-Guerry, Denita | Nowicki, Marcin

EPP 622 - Bioinformatics Applications

3 credit hour(s)

Fundamental bioinformatics concepts, principles and techniques with a focus on the application of bioinformatics to problems in agriculture. Laboratory practical will be taught within a LINUX computational environment where students will gain basic skills in bash and python scripting and construction open source-software based workflows to analyze genomic data.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab-.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Life Sciences 520 or introductory genetics course.
Registration Restriction(s): minimum student level – graduate.