Courses taught by Professor Fritz at Villanova University

BIO 3351 (Genetics)

Intensive introduction to the science of genetics, including transmission, molecular, evolutionary, and population genetics, gene regulation, and genomics. Emphasis is placed on fundamental principles of heredity, and questions of what genes are, how genetic information is stored, regulated, and transferred, how genes relate to phenotypic characters, and how they interact. This course consists of both lecture and problem-solving tutorials.

BIO 4505 (Molecular Biology)

In-depth exploration into how cells replicate and maintain their genomes, along with the mechanisms regulating expression of gene products. Particular focus is on the biological macromolecules that execute and regulate these central processes, with an emphasis on how the structures of these molecules allow them to carry out their function. Analysis of data and critical reading of primary scientific literature is a central component. This course consists of both lecture and laboratory sessions.