Dr. Marion Carroll, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, will address a topic of our interest and of value to our students who wish to understanding how to access and utilize information generated by the Human Genome Project: "Navigating the Superhighway of Genomic Information".

I appreciate the invitation and opportunity to speak with you on the topic of the Human Genome resources and how we navigate this vast knowledge and resource database. It is my pleasure to talk with you about the Human Genome although I am by no means the authority on this subject. I have been bless to have worked with and met many authorities in the field of Genomics and Proteomics. They have encouraged me to bring this technology to my undergraduates at Xavier University of Louisiana and to any who desire to know about this young and exciting area of study.

Our instruction in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics is in its infancy, so we have tailored our presentations to students using frameworks that have proven track records. One such approach is described in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol 30, No. 4 pp 224-231, 2002. This article intitled "Incorporation of Bioinformatics Exercises into the Undergraduate Biochemistry Curriculum" by Andrew L. Feif and Evelyn Jabri, addresses the basics of navigating the web to acquire, describe and interpret structual and functional content given a single polypeptide, 15 - 30 amino acids long.

A good point of reference for instructions and latest news relevant to the Genome Project and sequencing projects overall can be found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Some of the most recent documentation on education and the genome can be found at the NCBI. Here are some documents that might be of professional interest to you:

Many students may be aware of how to navigate the web but are reluctant to depend on the web to provide research and learning tools throughout their academic study. We plan to re-enforce the value of internet resources and its usefulness in discovering new molecules and addressing biochemical questions.