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3.00 Credits
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION. Introduces current concepts of cellular signal transduction. Includes hands-on experience in essential techniques including production of fusion proteins and quantitative microinjection.
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3.00 Credits
CURRENT TOPICS IN ECOLOGY. Readings and discussions of recent advances and new concepts in ecological research.
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3.00 Credits
PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG DESIGN. Overviews basic principles of pharmacology, emphasizing preclinical studies used in the development of new drugs. Includes structure-function relationships, dose-response curves, target based drug assays, rational drug design and in vitro cytotoxicity assays.
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3.00 Credits
MODELING FOR ECOLOGY AND BIOLOGY. Presents graduate-level modeling and applications for ecology and biology. Includes allometry, growth and healing of wounds, population dynamics, competition and symbiosis, predator-prey relations, community and diversity models, models in biogeography, evolution and conservation.
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3.00 Credits
BIOINFORMATICS, GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS. Introduces the new sciences of genomics and proteomics. Emphasizes the software tools used to search, analyze and understand DNA, RNA and proteins (bioinformatics). Intended for students planning a career in medicine, biological research, biotechnology or pharmaceuticals. (Requirement: Graduate standing or instructor approval.)
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6.00 Credits
APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY. Focuses on the collection, isolation, characterization and screening of natural products, especially from marine organisms through fieldwork and labs. Includes taxonomy, microbial isolation, collection, extraction preparation, bioassay and chemical structure determination.
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3.00 Credits
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. Overviews microbes as producers of economically important proteins and other organic compounds. Includes expression of proteins from cloned genes, antibiotics, fermentation, bacterial degradation, environmental applications and culture methodology.
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3.00 Credits
GROWTH AND DIVISION OF CELLS 1: PROKARYOTES. Covers the molecular biology of microbial reproduction, emphasizing chromosome and plasmid DNA replication, the cell division cycle, regulators of gene expression and the mechanisms of cell division in bacteria.
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3.00 Credits
DNA STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. Advanced focus on DNA biology emphasizing current research topics covering DNA structure-function relationships, particularly the dynamic nature of DNA and the interaction of DNA and proteins to regulate gene expression. Examines prokaryotic, eukaryotic and viral systems.
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2.00 Credits
DNA INTERACTIONS. Considers recent literature sources on how DNA interacts with a variety of agents, energetic radiations, small-molecule chemical mutagens and carcinogens, and large regulatory and repair protein molecules. Students assimilate seminar skills required for professional scientific presentations.
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