The MB&B faculty advisor list in the Yale College Programs of Study (blue book) is not entirely accurate. Here is the correct information:

FACULTY ADVISORS

Class of 2008

Lynne Regan, 322 BASS (432-9843) lynne.regan@yale.edu

Thomas Biederer, CE 127 SHM (785-5465) thomas.biederer@yale.edu

Class of 2009 - there will be different advisors in Fall and Spring

Fall term

João Morais Cabral, 434A BASS (436-4893) joao.cabral@yale.edu

William Konigsberg, CE 14A SHM (785-4599) william.konigsberg@yale.edu

Spring term

Mark Gerstein, 432A BASS (432-6105) mark.gerstein@yale.edu

Vinzenz Unger, CE 25 SHM (785-5652) vinzenz.unger@yale.edu

Class of 2010

Yorgo Modis, 430 BASS(432-4330) yorgo.modis@yale.edu

Dieter Söll, 238A BASS (432-6200) dieter.soll@yale.edu

Class of 2011

Liz Rhoades, 218 BASS (432-5342) elizabeth.rhoades@yale.edu

Yong Xiong, 423A JWG (436-268) yong.xiong@yale.edu

Majors accepted to the B.S./M.S. Program

Michael Koelle, CE28A SHM (737-5808) michael.koelle@yale.edu

NEW COURSES AVAILABLE FOR MB&B MAJORS IN 2007-2008

The department is offering two new elective courses this year, both in response to suggestions from students.

Fall
MB&B 435a1 "Mathematical Methods in Biophysics". A new 0.5 credit module taught by Liz Rhoades and Yong Xiong in the first half of the Fall term. Has MB&B 300a and Math 120 (or equivalents) as prerequisites. Teaches applied math by analyzing real experimental data from biophysics labs. This can be combined with another half-credit MB&B course to count as one full-credit MB&B elective course. Most convenient would be to combine it with the MB&B 750a2 "Biological Membranes" course taught in the second half of the Fall term.

Spring
MB&B 445b "Methods and Logic and Molecular Biology". A new course taught by Tony Koleske, Lynne Regan, and Patrick Sung. This is a version of our graduate course of the same name, but exclusively for undergraduates. This is the only course offered by MB&B that is designated a "seminar" course, which means it has limited enrollment and is meant to have extensive discussion and extensive back-and-forth interactions between students and faculty. The course will focus on critical reading and discussion of famous papers from the primary literature. I expect this will be a popular elective. Students should be aware that MB&B 449a "Medical Impact of Basic Science" is a similar class offered in Fall. Although not officially a "seminar", 449a also features reading and discussion of the primary scientific literature.

A new option for fulfilling the "quantitative reasoning" elective for the BA or BS major:

ENAS 151a " MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS FOR ENGINEERS". This course can be taken in lieu of Math 120 and used towards the requirement to take a "quantitative reasoning" course. Some MB&B majors have complained that Math 120 covers multivariable calculus with an emphasis on pure math rather the applied math that is more relevant to MB&B students. In addition, Math 120 is taught in many sections, most of which are taught by TAs. ENAS 151a also covers multivariable calculus, but focuses on applications and includes some additional topics in applied math. Only a single section is offered, taught by Professor Mitchell Smooke. Professor Smooke has generously offered to accept a small number (5-10) of MB&B students this year as an experiment to see how they do in his course. If more of our students try to take the course, the MB&B DUS will be asked to help pick which students should be allowed to enroll. The course moves rapidly, and only students with strong math skills should enroll.

PERTINENT DEPARTMENTAL DEADLINES FOR 2007-08

Monday September 17
Fall research enrollment forms due Class of 2011

Tuesday September 18
Fall research enrollment forms due Class of 09/10

Wednesday September 19
Fall research enrollment forms due Class of 2008

Friday, October 5
Research proposals due

Friday, December 14
Fall research reports due

Friday, January 12
B.S./M.S. applications for 2007-2008 due

Wednesday, January 23
Spring research enrollment forms due Class of 2011

Thursday, January 24
Spring research enrollment forms due Class of 09/10

Friday January 25
Spring research enrollment forms due Class of 2008

Friday, February 1
Research proposals due

Monday, May 5
Spring research and BS/MS thesis due.