Biology and Biotechnology Degrees in the USA

...John G. From Neuron to Brain. Sinauer Associates, 2011. ISBN: 9780878936090. Exams are closed book and closed notes. Grades will be based on the following...

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...including genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, and genomics/proteomics. At the end of this course, students should be able to: This seminar will meet weekly for 2 hours... Learn about: Cell Biology, Public Health, Biology Science...

...of interpretations will be discussed. At the end of each class, the instructor will give a short introduction to the papers for the following...

...techniques and background necessary to understand the following week's papers. Grading in this course is pass/fail and will be based on regular participation...

...In this course, we will explore the specific ways by which microbes defeat our immune system and the molecular mechanisms that are under attack (phagocytosis... Learn about: Research Literature...

...With the exception of the first meeting, there will be no formal lectures. Rather, the discussion will be driven by the course participants...

...to encapsidate it and reasoned, therefore that a virus shell must be composed of multiple, but identical subunits. Today, high resolution structures...

...that gets appended as such a "label" to target proteins. In this course we will discuss the mechanisms of the ubiquitin- conjugation system and its importance...

...Can we make nucleic acid delivery sufficiently to silence or correct genetic mutations? Through reading and in-class group discussion, students will develop...

...these questions and learn to critically assess observational and experimental data and to distinguish between correlation and causality. We will discuss... Learn about: Communication Training...

...is the modification of red blood cells by the parasite, causing them to stick to the walls of small blood vessels. Vessel blockage in the brain causes cerebral malaria... Learn about: Cell Biology...

...efficacy and minimize undesired side effects. Many believe that immunotherapies represent the future of cancer therapy and humanized mice are a recent...

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...For each class, students will be assigned to read two papers. During each session, the group will discuss the articles, and the instructors will briefly...

...and kills leukemic cells while normal cells are left alone by targeting an oncogenic protein that exists in only the leukemic cells. The unprecedented...

...from the primary research literature to gain a profound understand of cell cycle regulation and DNA damage checkpoints that act as powerful emergency brakes to prevent cancer... Learn about: Research Literature...

...In this seminar, we will examine how this small protein generates fluorescence, i.e. absorbs light of one wavelength and emits light of a longer wavelength...

...apply knowledge of this fundamental biology to improve human health. More generally, students will learn how to identify relevant primary research literature... Learn about: Research Literature...

...e.g., sperm and egg. The fertilized egg, known as a zygote, undergoes a series of dynamic developmental events to give rise to a multitude of cell types...