Literature Review
Scholars in this course meet twice a month: 1) Virtual 101 held over zoom on the 4th Thursday of the month, 2) In-person discussion section, where a pair of scholars present the paper for that month. Section 1 meets on the 2nd Thrusday of the month, while section 2 meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. You will receive outlook invites and email reminders for your assigned section only.
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Introduction:
Course Introduction (Video)
Introduction Lecture Slides
May:
M. Lazou, et al. 2024
101: Applications of AI in drug design
April:
Legant, et al. Nature 2016
101: Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis
March:
Wei, et al. Cell Press 2025
101: Structural Biology
February:
Kaur, et al. Nature 2024
101: Proteomics
January:
Tsukui, et al. Nature Communications 2020
November:
Boon, et al. Science 2024
101: Investigating Molecular Mechanisms
October:
Vieira, et al. Cell 2015
101: In Vivo Disease Modeling
September:
Lam, et al. Cell 2021
101: Targeted Genetic Manipulation
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