Biology and Biotechnology Undergraduate Degrees

...If you have not taken any neuroscience course but have some basic knowledge of the nervous system, please consult with me at the beginning of the semester...

...Consequent reactions, such as the synthesis of ATP and the reduction of CO2 during the synthesis of carbohydrates, will also be discussed in structural detail...

...1 session / week, 2 hours / session 7.03 Genetics 7.05 General Biochemistry 7.06 Cell Biology Or 7.28 Molecular Biology After World War II, a new mysterious...

...we will analyze two papers in a discussion-based format. Everyone should read both papers before class, and each student should be prepared to answer questions...

...how a local pharmaceutical company is developing therapeutics to target cancer metabolism in an effort to revolutionize cancer therapy. Lectures... Learn about: Research Literature...

...and explore the advantages and pitfalls of each. Lectures: 1 session / week, 2 hours / session At least one of the following prerequisites is required...

...During this course, we will study how p53 serves as a pivotal tumor suppressor gene in preventing cancer. Lectures: 1 session / week, 2 hours / session...

...We will focus on those enzymes that are used in the synthesis of drugs and in biotechnological applications. Lectures: 1 session / week, 2 hours / session...

...demonstrating that the differentiated state of a mammalian cell can be fully reversible to a pluripotent embryonic state. A key conclusion from these experiments...

...best known as a weapon of bioterrorism, Diphtheria toxin - the causative agent of a highly contagious bacterial disease, and the widely used antibiotic... Learn about: Medical training...

...make-up work will be arranged in the form of an out-of-class writing assignment. Two papers from the primary research literature will be discussed in each class period... Learn about: Research Literature...

...we will cover many aspects of antibiotics including techniques used to discover these inhibitors, their mode of action and use in medicine. For example... Learn about: Research Literature...

...the surface of the egg. These selective pressures can drive extreme changes in morphology and gene function over short evolutionary time scales... Learn about: Research Literature...

...to cancer and degenerative disorders. The aim of this class is to introduce the diversity of the RNA world, inhabited by microRNAs, lincRNAs...

...childhood genetic diseases such as Fragile X syndrome, as well as models of deafness and wound healing. Our goal will be to understand the strategies biologists...

...found in the human body. In this course, we will examine the molecular systems that bacteria use to adapt to changes in their environment. We will consider...

...underlie expression of higher-order brain functions, such as learning and memory, and cognition. Conversely, the disruption of synaptic processes contributes... Learn about: Research Literature...

...Mechanisms for discriminating self from non-self evolved to accomplish this task, which launched a long history of host-pathogen co-evolution...

...is one of the earliest events in mammalian development and is regulated by a sensitive interplay of growth factors and other molecules. Abnormal or excessive...

...7.03 Genetics 7.05 General Biochemistry 7.06 Cell Biology 7.28 Molecular Biology A never-ending molecular war takes place in the nucleus of your cells...