Computational Evolutionary Biology

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction: The Basic Dynamical Systems of Evolution
2	Forces of Evolution I: Complications
3	Forces of Evolution II: Optimization
4	Forces of Evolution III: Mutation, Migration	Lab 1 out
5	Forces of Evolution IV: Genetic Drift
6	Evolution at The Molecular Level I
7	Evolution at The Molecular Level II	Lab 1 due
8	Evolution at The Molecular Level III
9	The Algebra of Evolution: Price’s Theorem I
10	The Algebra of Evolution: Price’s Theorem II
11	Detecting Selection	Lab 2 (part 1) out
12	Detecting Selection: A Case Study
13	Codon Volatility	Lab 2 (part 2) out
14	Coalescent Theory and Phylogenetics
15	Evolutionary Phylogenetics	Lab 2 due
16	Evolutionary Phylogenetics (cont.)	Lab 3 (part 1) out
17	Quantitative Genetics I
18	Quantitative Genetics II Host-parasite Interactions	Lab 3 (part 2) out
19	Host-parasite Interactions and Disease Models
20	Evolutionary Stable Strategies
21	Developmental Evolution	Lab 3 due
22	Quantitative Genetics II
23-25	Final Project Presentations
26	Finale: The Future of Evolution	Final projects due