Biomedical Sciences (BIOMS)Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
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- Schedule of Classes - October 30, 2025 7:09PM EDT
Classes
BIOMS 3160
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOAP 3160
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
BIOMS 4040
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 4040, BIOMS 4040
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 4040, BIOMS 4040
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Stucker, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BIOMS 4130
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BIOAP 4130
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Dhondt, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BIOMG 1350. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMG 3300 or BIOMG 3310, or equivalent.
BIOMS 4140
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOAP 4140, BIONB 4140
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
BIOMS 4250
Course Description
Applied Immunology builds on knowledge of basic immunology. It picks up where BIOMS 4150 left off and covers diseases due to an unbalanced immune system. Topics include tolerance, homeostasis and barrier ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMS 6250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
BIOMS 4310
Course Description
Systematic study of arthropod, protozoan, and helminth parasites of public health importance, with emphasis on epidemiologic, clinical, and zoonotic aspects of these parasitisms. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMI 4310
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
BIOMS 4340
Course Description
Understanding the disease state induced by infection with a microbial pathogen requires knowledge of both the infectious agent and the host. This course will integrate the immune response of the host to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMS 6340
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
BIOMS 4980
Course Description
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
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Appleton, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (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 number.
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Lazarowitz, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (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 number.
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Osterrieder, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (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 number.
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Parker, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (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 number.
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Cohen, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (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 number.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
BIOMS 6250
Course Description
Applied Immunology builds on knowledge of basic immunology. It picks up where BIOMS 4150/BIOMS 6150 left off and covers diseases due to an unbalanced immune system. Topics include tolerance, homeostasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMS 4250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Rhoades, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Highly recommend students have completed basic courses in microbiology, genetics, and cell biology. Recommended for those planning to pursue careers in health-related fields, graduate studies or veterinary studies.
BIOMS 6251
Course Description
This course, which is intended to follow BIOMS 6151, will teach students how to critically interpret immunology and infectious disease research. The course will use cutting edge papers to develop student's ... 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
- T
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Leifer, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Primarily for: graduate students in the Biomedical & Biological Sciences (BBS) program with a concentration in immunology and infectious disease; or permission of instructor.
BIOMS 6340
Course Description
Understanding the disease state induced by infection with a microbial pathogen requires knowledge of both the infectious agent and the host. This course will integrate the immune response of the host to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOMS 4340
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
BIOMS 7900
Course Description
This course is organized as work-in-progress presentations by faculty, post-docs, and students participating in stem cell research. Each student in the Cornell Training Program in Stem Cell Research presents ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
0 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)