Plant Biology (PLBIO)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

PLBIO 1560

Students in the plant sciences often struggle to see the relevance of material they learn in general chemistry to plant biology.  The goal of this course is to bridge that gap.  Using both active learning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18439 PLBIO 1560   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: concurrent registration in CHEM 1560

PLBIO 2070

Students in the plant sciences often struggle to see the relevance of material they learn in general chemistry to plant biology.  The goal of this course is to bridge that gap.  Using both active learning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 18438 PLBIO 2070   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: concurrent registration in CHEM 2070

PLBIO 2210

This course is an introduction to two aspects of ethnomedicine/ethnohealth: (1) the study of biology of health disparities like diabetes, cancer, and infectious diseases in Latinos/as, African Americans ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1513 PLBIO 2210   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: previous course work in biology and sociology and health or a related area or permission of instructor.

PLBIO 2300

Plants are distributed across the globe in distinctive vegetation types, and have a close association with local and global climate. This course discusses factors determining vegetation structure, plant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17828 PLBIO 2300   LEC 001

PLBIO 2410

Introduction to plant diversity, ecology, structure, reproduction, and evolution, with an emphasis on the flowering plants and the history of life on earth. Laboratory and lectures are integrated to provide ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1266 PLBIO 2410   LEC 001

  • Two field trips are required.

  •  1267 PLBIO 2410   LAB 401

  •  1268 PLBIO 2410   LAB 402

  •  1269 PLBIO 2410   LAB 403

  •  1270 PLBIO 2410   LAB 404

PLBIO 2470

The course explores the economic and agricultural importance of plants to people. Topics include the roles of plants as sources of food, shelter, fiber, and medicines, as well as the cultural and historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17404 PLBIO 2470   LEC 001

  • 17405 PLBIO 2470   LAB 401

  • 17406 PLBIO 2470   LAB 402

PLBIO 3450

Descriptive course with equal emphasis on development and mature structure. Lecture, laboratory, and reading are integrated in a study guide. The laboratory offers the opportunity to develop the practical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17636 PLBIO 3450   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: An introductory course in Biology or Botany, or permission of instructor. May not be taken for credit after BIOPL 3470.

  • 17637 PLBIO 3450   LAB 401

PLBIO 4220

Introduction to plant development, studying the mechanisms of development and signaling at the molecular genetic levels. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17641 PLBIO 4220   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: course work in molecular biology (e.g., BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310/BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3330), genetics (e.g., BIOMG 2800), or permission of instructor. Course will meet for 12 class meetings.

PLBIO 4440

Uses evidence from microscopy, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology to try to unravel the mystery of the living cell. Studies the dynamics of protoplasm, membranes, and the various organelles. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17502 PLBIO 4440   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: one year introductory biology or permission of instructor.

  • 17503 PLBIO 4440   LAB 401

    • W
    • Wayne, R

PLBIO 4831

Introductory module that provides a broad overview of molecular biology concepts relevant to the plant sciences. Serves as a prerequisite to other modules in the BIOPL 483X (fall) and BIOPL 482X (spring) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMG 4831

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1426 PLBIO 4831   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800 and BIOMG 3300 or BIOMG 3320, or equivalents. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMG 3310.

PLBIO 4980

Designed to give qualified undergraduate students teaching experience through actual involvement in planning and assisting in biology courses. This experience may include supervised participation in a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3366 PLBIO 4980   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Prerequisite: previous enrollment in course to be taught or equivalent. Arts students may not count this course toward graduation but may, upon petition (one time only) to their class dean, carry fewer than 12 other credits and remain in good standing. This would affect Dean's List eligibility but not eligibility for graduating with distinction. Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

PLBIO 6410

Includes selected experiments on gene expression, biolistic transformation, confocal microscopy, laser capture microdissection, microarray analysis, genetic mapping and mutant analysis, transposon tagging, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMG 6410

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4665 PLBIO 6410   LAB 401

    • TBA Emerson Hall G34
    • Bogdanove, A

      Hanson, M

      Jander, G

      Nixon, K

      Pawlowski, W

      Richards, E

      Rose, J

      Van Wijk, K

  • Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800 or equivalent, BIOMG 3300 or BIOMG 3330 or BIOMG 3350 or BIOMG 3310 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

PLBIO 6470

Discussions led by staff, visitors, and students on topics of current importance to systematic biology. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  5154 PLBIO 6470   SEM 101

    • W
    • Nixon, K

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students and advanced undergraduates in systematic biology.

PLBIO 7400

Lectures on current research in plant biology, presented by visitors and staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1271 PLBIO 7400   SEM 101

  • Requirement for: graduate students doing work in plant biology.

PLBIO 7420

Students in this class read and discuss recently published papers in plant molecular biology. A faculty member from the Plant Biology section in the School of Integrated Plant Sciences will assign the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1272 PLBIO 7420   DIS 201

PLBIO 7430

Introduction for graduate students to the research being conducted by Cornell faculty in the Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Program. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4710 PLBIO 7430   RSC 701

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students or written permission from member of Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Program or from coordinator for undergraduates.

PLBIO 7440

After the first year, each student presents one seminar per year on his or her thesis research and then meets with the thesis committee members for evaluation. First-year students only attend the seminar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1273 PLBIO 7440   DIS 201

  • Enrollment limited to and required for: second-, third-, and fourth-year graduate students in Plant Biology.

PLBIO 7490

Intended for graduate students in Plant Biology who are working with faculty members on an individual basis towards a PhD thesis. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1274 PLBIO 7490   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Van Wijk, K

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1584 PLBIO 7490   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Kessler, A

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1585 PLBIO 7490   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Gan, S

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1586 PLBIO 7490   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1587 PLBIO 7490   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Nasrallah, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1588 PLBIO 7490   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Pawlowski, W

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1589 PLBIO 7490   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Rose, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1590 PLBIO 7490   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Richards, E

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1591 PLBIO 7490   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Brutnell, T

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1592 PLBIO 7490   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Luckow, M

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1593 PLBIO 7490   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Doyle, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1594 PLBIO 7490   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Owens, T

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1595 PLBIO 7490   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Davis, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1596 PLBIO 7490   RSC 714

    • TBA
    • Hanson, M

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1597 PLBIO 7490   RSC 715

    • TBA
    • Turgeon, R

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1598 PLBIO 7490   RSC 716

    • TBA
    • Scanlon, M

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1599 PLBIO 7490   RSC 717

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1600 PLBIO 7490   RSC 718

    • TBA
    • Niklas, K

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1601 PLBIO 7490   RSC 719

    • TBA
    • Jander, G

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1602 PLBIO 7490   RSC 720

    • TBA
    • Hua, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1603 PLBIO 7490   RSC 721

    • TBA
    • Giovannoni, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1604 PLBIO 7490   RSC 722

    • TBA
    • Crepet, W

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1605 PLBIO 7490   RSC 723

    • TBA
    • Kochian, L

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1606 PLBIO 7490   RSC 724

    • TBA
    • Martin, G

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1607 PLBIO 7490   RSC 725

    • TBA
    • Harrison, M

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1608 PLBIO 7490   RSC 726

    • TBA
    • Nixon, K

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1609 PLBIO 7490   RSC 727

    • TBA
    • Sparks, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1610 PLBIO 7490   RSC 728

    • TBA
    • Vatamaniuk, O

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1611 PLBIO 7490   RSC 729

    • TBA
    • Davies, P

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1612 PLBIO 7490   RSC 730

    • TBA
    • Nasrallah, M

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1613 PLBIO 7490   RSC 731

    • TBA
    • Stern, D

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1614 PLBIO 7490   RSC 732

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1615 PLBIO 7490   RSC 733

    • TBA
    • Wayne, R

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4275 PLBIO 7490   RSC 734

    • TBA
    • Lee, J

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4276 PLBIO 7490   RSC 735

    • TBA
    • Gandolfo Nixon, M

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4301 PLBIO 7490   RSC 736

    • TBA
    • McCouch, S

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4384 PLBIO 7490   RSC 737

    • TBA
    • Raguso, R

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4428 PLBIO 7490   RSC 738

    • TBA
    • Roeder, A

  • Enrollment preference given to: graduate students who are working with faculty members on an individual basis. Sign into your faculty members section.