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Classes
BIOMI 1120
Course Description
We live on a microbial earth. If we happen to consider microbes in our daily lives most people conjure images of disease, but in reality we depend on microbes to sustain our world. This course showcases ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Wing Hall 108
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 2100
Course Description
This class will explore the current theories about the chemical origins of life on earth, and will then use these insights to discuss the search for life on other planets, inside the Solar system and outside. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Chatterjee, S
Kaltenegger, L
Winans, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 2500
Course Description
This course will use a variety of teaching methods (including historical and current case studies and databases) to help students understand basic principles of microbiology as they apply to the emergence, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Winans, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 2900
Course Description
Comprehensive overview of the biology of microorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria. Topics include microbial cell structure and function, physiology, metabolism, genetics, diversity, and ecology. Also ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 2900
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Doerr, T
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: one semester of introductory biology (or AP Biology) and one semester of chemistry (or AP Chemistry). Highly recommended prerequisite: co-requisite in BIOMI 2911.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 2900
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Doerr, T
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Doerr, T
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Doerr, T
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Doerr, T
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Doerr, T
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 2911
Course Description
This class will introduce you to current concepts and laboratory techniques in microbiology. Our goal is to show you how scientists use experiments to learn about the microbes around us, with an emphasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Highly recommend co-requisite: BIOMI 2900. No auditing is allowed.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Wing Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Wing Hall 108
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Wing Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Wing Hall 108
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Wing Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Wing Hall 114
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Filter, J
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 3210
Course Description
The microbes on and in our bodies are as abundant as our own cells. These diverse microorganisms provide us with metabolic capacities beyond our own and are essential to good health, but can also play ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hay, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 or permission of instructor.
BIOMI 3500
Course Description
Marine microorganisms fuel globally significant elemental cycles through their activities. They also drive diseases in multicellular life through pathogenesis, modulation of host-associated microbiomes, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: EAS 3555
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hewson, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 3940
Course Description
Food Science 3940 will focus on the origin, transmission, consequences, and management of diverse microbiota throughout the food chain. Topics in this course generally include: 1) the microbiota of different ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FDSC 3940
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gibney, P
Snyder, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 and BIOMI 2910 or BIOMI 2911.
BIOMI 4090
Course Description
Principles of Virology is a course designed to convey the basic principles of virus biology, to illustrate the key concepts of virus-host interactions and their consequences for virus replication ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 6090, BIOMS 4090, BIOMS 6090
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Diel, D
Parker, J
Schang, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 4850
Course Description
Students gain a detailed understanding of how bacteria maintain and pass on genetic information with a strong focus on the bacterium Escherichia coli. They discover the processes by which bacteria evolve ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 4850, BIOMI 6850
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMI 2900, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, and BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3350.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 4850, BIOMI 6850
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMI 2900, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, and BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3350. Email kag337@cornell.edu with questions
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Wing Hall 406
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 4980
Course Description
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
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hefferon, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Wendel, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hay, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Winans, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hewson, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit). Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
BIOMI 6090
Course Description
Principles of Virology is a course designed to convey the basic principles of virus biology, to illustrate the key concepts of virus-host interactions and their consequences for virus replication ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 4090, BIOMS 4090, BIOMS 6090
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Diel, D
Parker, J
Schang, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 6850
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 4850, BIOMI 6850
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMI 2900, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, and BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3350.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 4850, BIOMI 6850
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMI 2900, BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310, and BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3350. Email kag337@cornell.edu with questions
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Wing Hall 406
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Gallagher, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMI 7100
Course Description
Graduate level introduction to environmental microbiology including an introduction to microbial cell physiology, overview of microbial habitats (soil, groundwater, freshwater and marine habitats), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hay, A
Hewson, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: undergraduate introductory biology. Preference for this class will be given to 1st year Microbiology Graduate Students.
Department Consent Required (Add)
BIOMI 7970
Course Description
The ability to communicate effectively is essential for success as a scientist. The primary goal of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to develop self-confidence and refine their formal ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Wing Hall 406
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Helmann, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Requirement for graduate students in graduate field of microbiology.
BIOMI 7990
Course Description
The microbiology seminar series hosts local, national, and international speakers for research seminars. Students in BioMi 7990 gain insight into current topics and cutting-edge methods in microbiology, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Feaga, H
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Requirement for all graduate students in the field of microbiology. Open to all who are interested.