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4.00 Credits
A study of the properties of radiation, its detection and measurement and its pathological and therapeutic effect upon the living system. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours.
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1.50 Credits
A 7-week laboratory-intensive course on polymerase chain reaction (PCR), one of the most important tools of molecular biology. Prerequisites: BIO 236 and junior or senior standing.
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1.50 Credits
This lab-intensive course will help students to better understand both the Sanger and Maxam-Gilbert Methods of sequencing. Students will experience Sanger sequencing through both manual and automated sequencing methods. They will also learn how to interpret data as they use biotechnology to identify sequences and build basic sequence comparisons. Prerequisites: BIO236 and junior or senior status.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to advanced recombinant DNA techniques with an emphasis on theory and applications. Prerequisites: BIO335, 336.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to antibody production and immunoassays. Basic aspects of immunology are discussed along with polyclonal, monoclonal and recombinant antibodies. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. Prerequisites: BIO 227; CHE 205, 206.
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1.50 Credits
Theory and application of advanced techniques in microcopy, including fluorescence and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Introduction to digital image processing and analysis. This 7-week laboratory-intensive course meets for the second half of the Spring semester.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Our brains control everything that makes us human, including how we think, feel, learn, and how we perceive the outside world. When the brain is damaged by disease or injury or fails to form correctly during development, the results can be catastrophic. This course will examine selected diseases of the nervous system at both the clinical and the molecular level and assess current treatments. Diseases to be discussed may include Alzheimer, schizophrenia, neural tube defects, autism, and spinal cord injuries. Readings from the primary literature and laboratory activities will complement the lecture material. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours. Lecture may be taken without the laboratory. Prerequisites: BIO 235, 236.
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1.50 Credits
A 7-week, laboratory-intensive course covering the methodologies of protein purification such as column chromatography and ammonium sulfate precipitation, quantification of protein concentration through colorimetric methods, and protein analysis through both denaturing and non-denaturing PAGE. Various methods of detection are used including coomassie blue stain, an enzymatic assay, and western blot. Prerequisites: BIO236 and junior or senior status.
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2.00 Credits
This course fulfills two goals: (1) development of career plans and skills, including interviews, resumes, and oral, written, and computer communication. (2) development of critical thinking skills through the selection of a research topic and preparation of a research proposal. Should a student select the thesis option for her major, this proposal will be the foundation for her thesis research. This course is part of the capstone requirement for all majors in the Department of Biological Sciences, and is normally taken in the fall of the junior year. Prerequisite: BIO121, 122 and Junior standing.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who wish to complete the Thesis Option for their major by conducting independent research under the guidance of a faculty member from the Department of Biological Sciences. Students who choose to conduct thesis research should have developed a proposal that outlines their research plan prior to registering for this course. This course may be repeated; 2 credits per semester is the standard load. The Thesis Option requires a minimum of 4 credits earned by working in a coherent research project. Prerequisites: permission of the faculty supervising the research and successful completion of BIO350.
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