Biomedical Sciences (BIOMS)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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

BIOMS 3160

A comprehensive course covering the general characteristics of eukaryotic cells; the structure, composition, and function of subcellular organelles; and the major signal transduction pathways regulating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOAP 3160

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1017 BIOMS 3160   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: BIOMG 1350; or previous or concurrent enrollment in BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310 and BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3330.

BIOMS 3310

This course is an introduction to the basic animal parasites, stressing systematics, taxonomy, general biology, ecological interactions, and behavior of non-medically important groups. Introduces the major ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMI 3310

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  2171 BIOMS 3310   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: one year introductory biology.

BIOMS 4040

Course in medical microbiology, presenting the major groups of bacterial pathogens important to human and veterinary medicine. Emphasizes infection and disease pathogenesis. Topics include disease causality; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMI 4040BIOMS 4040

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  3619 BIOMS 4040   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 and 2910.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 4040BIOMS 4040

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3620 BIOMS 4040   LEC 002

  •  3621 BIOMS 4040   DIS 201

BIOMS 4130

Provides students with a basis for understanding the microscopic, fine-structural, and functional organization of vertebrates (primarily mammals), as well as methods of analytic morphology at the cell ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BIOAP 4130

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3145 BIOMS 4130   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: BIOMG 1350. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMG 3300 or BIOMG 3310, or equivalent.

  •  3146 BIOMS 4130   LAB 401

BIOMS 4140

Undergraduate course surveying system- and organ-related aspects of pharmacology. Topics include mechanisms of drug action; drug disposition; pharmacokinetics; autonomic pharmacology; pharmacology ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOAP 4140BIONB 4140

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4106 BIOMS 4140   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: Animal Physiology (BIOAP 3110) or Human Anatomy and Physiology (NS 3410).

BIOMS 4311

The course will introduce students to a new world of investigation into the ancient realm of human and animal associations with their parasites. Initial discoveries were parasites in tissues of Egyptian ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  4033 BIOMS 4311   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: An introductory Biology Course and General Parasitology (3310), Medical Parasitology (4310), or permission of instructor.

BIOMS 4580

The course will cover a number of selected topics in human physiology which will provide a fundamental understanding of physiological processes in normal and diseased states. First part of the course will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOAP 4580

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1018 BIOMS 4580   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: BIOAP 3110 or BIOG 1440 with permission of instructor. Recommended for biological sciences majors, pre-med and pre-vet students, and beginning graduate students in physiology, engineering, nutrition, and animal science.

BIOMS 4980

Students assist in teaching a course appropriate to their previous training. Students meet with a discussion or laboratory section and regularly discuss objectives with the course instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3104 BIOMS 4980   IND 601

  • Prerequisite: previous enrollment in course to be taught or equivalent. Students must register using individual study form (available in 140 Roberts Hall). A&S students receive transcript credit only; cannot be used toward graduation

BIOMS 5660

The goal of this intensive weekend workshop is to provide students an understanding of social issues of relevance to cancer patients. Topics to be covered will include: decision making and emotional issues ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18964 BIOMS 5660   LEC 001

  • Comm 5560, Comm 5665 recommended but not required. Enrollment limited to graduate students.

BIOMS 5665

This seminar series will provide a forum for interactions between cancer research trainees and cancer patients. Through this course, students will meet and interact with cancer patients and develop skills ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18963 BIOMS 5665   LEC 001

    • W Weill Hall 226
    • Lewenstein, B

      Richards, K

      Weiss, R

  • There are no formal course requirements for this seminar/discussion series. Students are encouraged to complete three associated workshops (COMM 5660, COMM 5665, and BIOMS 5660) that are part of a larger certificate of engagement program in Science Communication for Cancer Scientists. Enrollment limited to graduate students only.

BIOMS 7050

This course covers selected topics in immunology at an advanced and in-depth level through lectures and paper discussions. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: VETMI 7050

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17195 BIOMS 7050   LEC 001