BIOL469 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL469301
Meeting times
F 1200PM-0300PM
Meeting location
STEPHEN A. LEVIN BUILDING L57
Instructors
HELLIKER, BRENT
Description
This course is a lab/lecture/seminar hybrid that will meet once per week for three hours. Each session will consist of mini-lecture/lab, paper discussions/lab, or solely lab efforts. All reading assignments will be available on Canvas (no textbook fees).
Course number only
469
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No

BIOL451 - NEURAL SYSTEMS AND BEHAVIOR

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
NEURAL SYSTEMS AND BEHAVIOR
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL451401
Meeting times
TR 0900AM-1030AM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 102
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
Course number only
451
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No

BIOL438 - SYSTEMS BIOL: INT PHYS

Status
C
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
SYSTEMS BIOL: INT PHYS
Term
2017A
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
Course number only
438
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No

BIOL433 - GENETICS OF ADAPTATION:HOW SEX,CONFLICT & PATHOGENS SHAPE MODERN GENOMES

Status
C
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
GENETICS OF ADAPTATION:HOW SEX,CONFLICT & PATHOGENS SHAPE MODERN GENOMES
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL433301
Meeting times
MW 0200PM-0330PM
Meeting location
LEIDY LAB 109
Instructors
LEVINE, MIA
Description
In this course we explore the genetic basis of adaptation. We will investigate the forces that drive adaptation (e.g., environmental stress, pathogens, conflict, sex), the genetic mechanisms of adaptation (protein sequence changes, expression divergence,
Course number only
433
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No

BIOL431 - GENOME SCI & GENOMIC MED

Status
C
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
GENOME SCI & GENOMIC MED
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL431401
Meeting times
R 0130PM-0300PMT 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
STEPHEN A. LEVIN BUILDING 111LEIDY LAB 109
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
2017A
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

BIOL417 - THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
THEORETICAL POPULATION BIOLOGY
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL417301
Meeting times
MW 0200PM-0330PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 100
Instructors
AKCAY, EROL
Description
Introduction to basic theoretical tools to study the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of populations. Topics to be discussed include: basic population dynamics and population genetics theory, evolutionary game theory/adaptive dynamics, social evolutio
Course number only
417
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No

BIOL415 - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL415401
Meeting times
MW 0330PM-0500PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 101
Instructors
ARSCOTT, DAVID
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

BIOL411 - EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Status
C
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
Term
2017A
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL411301
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
CLAIRE M. FAGIN HALL (NURSING 112
Instructors
LINKSVAYER, TIMOTHY
Description
This course will focus on topics at the intersection of evolutionary biology and ecology, including the evolution of cooperation and conflict from genes to societies to ecological communities, life history evolution, and the evolution of interspecific int
Course number only
411
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No

BIOL407 - CANCER CELL BIOLOGY

Status
C
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
CANCER CELL BIOLOGY
Term
2017A
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