PMB 3812 is also offered in Summer 2023
PMB 3812 is also offered in Summer 2022
PMB 3812 is also offered in Summer 2021
Summer 2022 | PMB 3812 Section 001: Field Mycology (80705)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Itasca
Pre-Covid
- Times and Locations:
May Session
Mon,
Tue,
Thu,
Fri 01:00PM - 04:50PM
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ROOM-TBA
- Enrollment Status:
Open (13 of 14 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This class focuses on learning about how to study fungi. Students will gain experience identifying mushrooms and other samples collected during course field trips using macromorphological, microscopic, and molecular techniques. In addition, students will isolate fungi from environmental samples and maintain cultures as well as assess fungal community abundance and composition using both traditional (e.g., root tip colonization) and DNA-based methods (e.g., next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and ecological statistics). Course lectures highlight different aspects of fungal diversity (taxonomic, physiological, and ecological) and lab exercises provide hands-on practice. Course writing assignments and presentations emphasize exploring the natural history of fungi as well as critically assessing primary research literature. Permission is required for undergraduates to enroll in the graduate level of this course (PMB 5812); inquire with the instructor.
- Class Notes:
- This course is taught at the UMN Itasca Biological Station and Labs (IBSL), located 220 miles northwest of the Twin Cities campus. Students are required to attend a mandatory orientation on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at IBSL and to pay $796 for housing and meals onsite 5/15/2022 - 6/3/2022. (You will only be charged for room and board once, regardless of how many IBSL field courses you are registered for in this May session.) For each field course there also is a $50 transportation fee and an $88 lab materials fee. Scholarships are available at https://cbs.umn.edu/itasca/field-biology-courses to defer costs of room, board, and tuition. For more information, visit cbs.umn.edu/itasca or contact ibsl@umn.edu. Learn more about life up north at z.umn.edu/fieldbio.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/80705/1225
ClassInfo Links - Summer 2022 Plant and Microbial Biology Classes