Professor
Department of Biology
Western University
1151 Richmond St. N
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5B7
Office: North Campus Building, Rm 402
Email: bernards@uwo.ca
Phone: 519 661-2111 x 86477
Fax: 519 661-3935
Undergraduate:
Biology 3660B Plant Metabolism
This course explores primary and secondary metabiolism in plants. Topics include enzyme function and regulation, pathway organization and regulation, bioenergetics in metabolism, photosynthesis, carbon and nitrogen assimilation, secondary metabolism and the role of phytochemicals in the interaction between plants and their environment. Biology 3660B is a companion course to Biology 3603A Ecophysiology of Plants.
Graduate:
Biology 9660B Topics in Biological Methods: Analysis of Small Molecules
Topics include theory and applications of tools and instruments used to quantitatively measure small molecules, such as spectroscopy (UV, visible light, fluorescence), chromatography, mass spectrometry and, as time permits, other techniques applied to the analysis of small molecules. Students are marked on written assignments, including a small lab project.