BIOL 461: Molecular Biology Lab at Medgar Evers College
1 credit · Fall 2026
Molecular Biology Lab (BIOL 461) at Medgar Evers College has 0 ways to take it in Fall 2026, plus 2 recitation or lab times you pair with a lecture. 2 of 2 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Mohammed Nur-e-kamal and Zairong Li.
Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Mohammed Nur-e-kamal ranks chillest (Fair) and Zairong Li least chill (Fair).
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Requirements
BIO 461 (COREQ)BIO 461 & BIOL 461 ARE CO-REQS
About this course
The blueprint of life is believed to be hidden in the nucleotide sequences (language) of DNA. Studying the structure and function of DNA is important in understanding transmission and execution of genetic messages produced from DNA. This course is designed to develop an understanding of the basic principles of modern molecular biology that includes the processes of replication, transcription, and translation. The course will also develop a foundation of understanding of relationship between DNA, RNA, and protein (central dogma of molecular biology). Additional topics include chromatin structure and it's genetic (e g. mutation, recombination), epigenetic changes (methylation), histone modification. Regulation of gene expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells (e.g. transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational, post-translational etc.) and it's implication in cell growth and carcinogenesis. The application of principles of molecular biology in designing experiments to address fundamental questions in biology and interpreting experimental data. Students will be introduced with the language of DNA, gene cloning, stem cells and human cloning, the genetic code, causes of genetic disorders, testing for genetic disorders, the human genome project, DNA fingerprinting and forensic medicine, and designing drugs that will be a new challenge of 21st century. Students taking this course for the first time are required to take the lecture and the corresponding lab course concurrently. If the lab or lecture component of the course has been successfully completed previously with a passing and transferable grade or better, then the corresponding lab or lecture course that was not successfully completed previously may be retaken separately.
Best professors for BIOL 461 at Medgar Evers, Fall 2026
- Mohammed Nur-e-kamalChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?
0 sections · 0 open · ★ 3.8 (5) · difficulty 2.8/5 · 83% would take again
- Zairong LiChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?
0 sections · 0 open · ★ 4.2 (5) · difficulty 3.6/5 · 80% would take again
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
BIOL 461 sections, times and seats
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Questions about BIOL 461 at Medgar Evers
- Who teaches BIOL 461 at Medgar Evers in Fall 2026?
- Mohammed Nur-e-kamal and Zairong Li are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is BIOL 461 at Medgar Evers hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.2 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a BIOL 461 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.