BIOL456 - NEURAL CIRCUITS FOR SURVIVAL

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
NEURAL CIRCUITS FOR SURVIVAL
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL456301
Meeting times
W 0330PM-0630PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 100
Instructors
BETLEY, J. NICHOLAS
Description
A fundamental goal of neuroscience is to understand how neural circuits in the brain function to influence behavior. The aim of this course is to highlight the neural basis of behavior and discuss modern approaches and novel methods to study the neuronal
Course number only
456
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BIOL451 - NEURAL SYSTEMS AND BEHAVIOR

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
NEURAL SYSTEMS AND BEHAVIOR
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL451401
Meeting times
TR 0900AM-1030AM
Instructors
SCHMIDT, MARC
Description
This course will investigate neural processing at the systems level. Principles of how brains encode information will be explored in both sensory (e.g. visual, auditory, olfactory, etc.) and motor systems. Neural encoding strategies will be discussed in r
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451
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No

BIOL438 - SYSTEMS BIOL: INT PHYS

Status
C
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
SYSTEMS BIOL: INT PHYS
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL438301
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
MCNEIL BUILDING 103
Instructors
ROME, LAWRENCE
Description
The course will focus on muscle function from the level of molecules to whole animal locomotion. At each level of organization, muscle function will be explored from mechanical and energetic viewpoints. The course will include lectures, demonstrations, an
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438
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BIOL431 - GENOME SCIENCES AND GENOMIC MEDICINE

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
GENOME SCIENCES AND GENOMIC MEDICINE
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL431401
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
CLAIRE M. FAGIN HALL (NURSING 214
Instructors
GREGORY, BRIAN
Description
This course will be a focused study of genomes, genomic techniques, and how these approaches are and will be used in diagnosing and treating human disease. Topics will include genome sequencing, analysis of sequences and microarrays, and new techniques in
Course number only
431
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No

BIOL425 - BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS SUPERLAB

Status
O
Activity
LAB
Title (text only)
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR GENETICS SUPERLAB
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
101
Section ID
BIOL425101
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0430PM
Meeting location
STEPHEN A. LEVIN BUILDING L57
Instructors
WAGNER, JOHN
Description
Intensive laboratory class where open-ended, interesting biological problems are explored using modern lab techniques. Topics may include protein structure/function studies; genetic screens, genomics and gene expression studies; proteomics and protein pur
Course number only
425
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No

BIOL415 - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

Status
C
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL415401
Meeting times
MW 0330PM-0500PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 101
Instructors
ARSCOTT, DAVIDDANIELS, MELINDA
Description
Survey of the physical, chemical and biological properties of freshwater ecosystems, both riverine and lentic, natural and polluted.
Course number only
415
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No

BIOL412 - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND POPULATION ECOLOGY

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND POPULATION ECOLOGY
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL412301
Meeting times
MW 0200PM-0330PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 100
Instructors
DUNHAM, ARTHUR
Description
This course explores the interactions of environmental variables, such as temperature, with the physiology of vertebrate animals and the mechanistic links of those interactions with population dynamics.
Course number only
412
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No

BIOL407 - CANCER CELL BIOLOGY

Status
C
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
CANCER CELL BIOLOGY
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
601
Section ID
BIOL407601
Meeting times
W 0630PM-0930PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 100
Instructors
XIA, SHUJUAN
Description
This course will focus on the molecular mechanisms by which fundamental cellular processes are disrupted in the development of cancer.
Course number only
407
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No

BIOL404 - IMMUNOBIOLOGY

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
IMMUNOBIOLOGY
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
601
Section ID
BIOL404601
Meeting times
M 0630PM-0930PM
Meeting location
LEIDY LAB 10
Instructors
CANCRO, MICHAEL
Description
Early development of microbiology, pathology, and immunobiology; molecular and cellular bases of immune phenomena including: immunity to pathogens, immune diseases, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivity.
Course number only
404
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No

BIOL376 - MICROBIAL DIVERSITY & PATHOGENESIS LAB

Status
O
Activity
LAB
Title (text only)
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY & PATHOGENESIS LAB
Term
2018A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL376401
Meeting times
R 0900AM-1200PM
Meeting location
STEPHEN A. LEVIN BUILDING L12
Instructors
SHERWOOD, BYRONHOGAN, KAREN
Description
The importance of microbiology in complex issues, such as the impact of the microbiome in human health or as alternative energy sources, is being appreciated more and more each day. This upper level laboratory course provides students with a robust techni
Course number only
376
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No