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Artyom teaches several undergraduate and graduate classes at UC Davis. A brief introduction to each class is given below; more detailed course materials are available on request.
Introduction to Evolution
EVE 100
An upper-division undergraduate class. A general survey of the origins of biological diversity and evolutionary mechanisms.
This course is arranged into Themes that each occupy several lectures. In addition, we have two Synthesis lectures, which integrate ideas from several themes and apply them to practical problems.
Theme 1. Evolution as an algorithm
Theme 2. Variation in nature
Theme 3. Evolutionary forces
Theme 4. Phylogenetic and camparative analysis
Synthesis 1. Evolution of the HIV virus
Midterm 1
Theme 5. Speciation
Theme 6. Genetic basis of phenotypic change
Theme 7. Macroevolution
Theme 8. Evolution of genes and genomes
Synthesis 2. Human evolution and evolutionary medicine
Final exam
Introduction to Animal Development
EVE 150
An advanced undergraduate/graduate class.
Animals show an astonishing variety of body plans, life histories, morphologies and decorations. Yet all of them have evolved from a single common ancestor. How did this happen? What is the molecular basis of animal diversity? How do new structures and organs evolve, and how do old ones acquire new functions? The answers to these and other questions lie at the interface between development and evolution. In this class, we explore the burgeoning field of evolutionary developmental biology, with emphasis on the most recent research.
Lecture 1. Principles of comparative analysis
Lecture 2. A brief history of animals
Lecture 3. The toolkit of animal development
Lecture 4. A case study: HOX genes and animal body plans
Lecture 5. Conservation and change at the molecular level
Lecture 6. Evolution of developmental pathways
Lecture 7. Molecular basis of morphological diversity
Lecture 8. Modularity, dissociation and co-option
Lecture 9. Radical events in evolution
Lecture 10. The origin of evolutionary novelties
Lecture 11. Reconstructing extinct ancestors
Lecture 12. Evolution of sex
Lecture 13. Convergent evolution
Lecture 14. Evolution of gene regulation
Lecture 15. The origin of new genes and gene functions
Lecture 16. Evolution of development among close relatives
Lecture 17. Developmental drift, polyphenisms and ecological developmental biology
Practical Drosophila
Genetics
EVE 298
The course is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students
who work, or are interested in working, in labs that do research in
Drosophila. The emphasis is on practical techniques and
approaches that people can use in their own work. Some background in
general and molecular genetics on the part of the students is assumed.
Class meets one hour a week, Tuesdays from 11:00- 12:00 in Storer 2342.
Consent of instructor is required.
Lecture 1. The basics: life cycle, genetic nomenclature,
chromosomes and balancers.
Lecture 2. Recombination and genetic mapping.
Lecture 3. Transposable elements and germline transformation.
Lecture 4. Chromosome rearrangements and their uses.
Lecture 5. Special chromosomes and chromosome engineering.
Lecture 6. Clonal analysis.
Lecture 7. Transgenic techniques I: Looking at gene expression.
Lecture 8. Transgenic techniques II: Manipulating at gene expression.
Lecture 9. Mutagenesis and genetic screens.
Lecture 10. Reverse genetics and genomic analysis.