Undergraduate Course Descriptions
01:146:476 Honors Immunology
- Course Code: 01:146:476
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring
- Credits: 3
- CBN Core Courses: CBN Upper Level Courses
- Suggested Year: 3rd/4th
- Spring Synopsis
This course will serve as an introduction to the immune system, with a focus on mammalian organisms (particularly humans). In general terms, we will uncover how the cells and organs of the immune system orchestrate protective responses to pathogen infection across distance and time in the body. While immunology encompasses a vast body of facts and terminologies, we will deemphasize rote memorization and classification. Instead, a primary goal of this honors 400-level course is to engage your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, as well as to introduce you to primary research addressing contemporary immunological questions. This course will differ from the non-honors version of the course by focusing on interactive lectures and creative assignments using active learning strategies and a much smaller group of advanced students. During this course, we will undertake our studies guided by two principal understandings about the immune system in particular. These “enduring understandings” are the big picture ideas that tie together all the information in the course. They will inform the essential questions we explore in our studies and the learning objectives we will attempt to achieve by the end of the semester.
Credit not given for both this course and Immunology (01:146:474). Open only to Honors students. Prerequisites: Genetics (01:447:380) or Genetic Analysis I (01:447:384).
01:146:481 Protein Dynamics in Cell Biology
- Course Code: 01:146:481
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring
- Credits: 3
- CBN Core Courses: CBN Upper Level Courses
- Suggested Year: 3rd/4th
- Spring Synopsis
This course is intended for junior or senior students majoring in CBN and fulfills one of the advanced course requirements for this major (R10). The course may also be used to fulfill the elective requirements of the CBN (R11) or Biological Sciences major, and is also suitable for other Life Science students who have a strong background in cell biology. Credits not given for this course and discontinued Advanced Cell Biology I (01:146:470) or II (01:146:480). Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Cell Biology (01:146:270).
01:146:482 Honors Genes, Disease, and Therapies
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall
- Credits: 3
- CBN Core Courses: CBN Upper Level Courses
- Suggested Year: 4
This honors course, taught by two professors, explores advanced concepts in cell biology using modern genetic approaches. Students will learn how genetic tools are applied to uncover disease-causing alleles, model development and disease pathology, and translate discoveries from bench to bedside. Organized into three modules, the course integrates genomics, gene expression regulation, RNA biology, and different model systems with critical thinking about experimental design, scientific logic, and therapeutic innovation. The course pre-requisite is any one of: Fundamentals of Cell Biology (146:270); Genetic Analysis II (447:385); or Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (694:408).
CBN Courses (subject code 146)
CBN Courses (subject code 146)
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