Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405. afeig@indiana.edu
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Professional experience
1999 - present: Asst. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University
1995 - 1999: NSF Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
1990 - 1991: Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, MIT
Teaching experience
C483 - Introduction to Biochemistry
I have taught this course 3 times (Spring 2000, 2001 and 2002). This course is a 1-semester overview of biochemistry with a diverse student population. The dominant population in the course consists of Jr./Sr. level biology majors, making up about 75% of the total enrollment. Another 20% are Jr/Sr B.A. chemistry majors. Enrollment has varied from a low of 55 the first time I taught this course to a current enrollment of 125 for Spring 2002 .
C484 - Biomolecules and Catabolism
I have taught this course 2 times (Fall 2000 - together with Prof. Evelyn Jabri and Fall 2001 - solo). The course is the first semester of a 2-term sequence for biochemistry majors. Most of the students are either in their Jr. or Sr. years. Enrollment is hovering around 70 - 80 and has been reasonably constant for the past 5 years.
C581 - Structure and Function of Biomolecules
I team-taught this course in Fall 2000. It is a graduate course for first-year students in the Biochemistry Ph.D. program but is also taken by a fair number of Biology and Chemistry Graduate students with other concentrations. A few undergraduates who have completed C484/C485 also enroll every year.
Teaching awards and honors
Pedagogical publications and presentations
Feig, A.L. and Jabri, E. Introduction of Bioinformatics Exercises into the Undergraduate Biochemistry Curriculum. (2002) Submitted for publication. Biochem. and Mol. Biol. Ed. [Text (84 K pdf file)] [Figures (436 K pdf file)]
Feig, A.L. Incorporating Simple Bioinformatics Exercises into Undergraduate Biochemistry: Data Mining for the Post-Genomic Era.
Aug., 2001. 222nd National ACS Meeting, Chicago, IL
Symposium Entitled - Using Computers to Teach Biochemistry
Feig Lab Web Page - contains extensive information on research interests and background