Required Courses
A seminar with the faculty and other graduate students for
presentation and discussion of current biological literature and
research endeavors endeavors in the field of molecular biology. May be
repeated for credit. One meeting each week. Offered spring semester.
Cross-listed with BIOL 600. • Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent
of instructor.
Preparation for the internship in biotechnology (BTEC 697). Focus
will be on how to manage the internship search and how to secure an
internship position. Resumé writing skills and interview skills will
also be covered. One meeting each week. Offered fall semester.
Cross-listed with BIOL 601. • Prerequisite: BTEC 600.
A study of the field of pharmacogenomics, which
examines the genetic influence of drug responses in humans. Four hours of
lecture each week. Offered every other Fall.
One laboratory session each
week. (This course is under development). Corequisite: BIOL 610.
Advanced study of the molecular basis of cell function, with an
emphasis on the unifying principles and approaches that define the field
of molecular biology. Four hours lecture each week. Cross-listed with
BIOL 620. Offered intermittently.
A study of basic endocrine function, hormonal mechanisms, endocrine
disorders, and contemporary isuses in endocrinology. Four hours of
lecture each week. Offered every Spring.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BIOL - 633.
An introduction to microbiology and survey of microbial pathogens,
mechanisms of pathogenicity, and host responses. The emphasis is on
microbes that cause disease in humans. Three hours of lecture each week.
Offered every Spring. Corequisite: BTEC - 642.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 641.
Introduction to humoral and cell-mediated immunity in health and
disease, with a focus on cellular and molecular immunology and
immunochemistry. Three hours lecture each week. Offered every Fall.
Corequisite: BTEC - 644.
Principles of immunological techniques. A survey of those
techniques used widely in diagnostics and research. One laboratory
session each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 643.
Structure, replication, and genetics of viruses with emphasis on
viruses that infect vertebrates and dynamics of host-virus interactions.
Four hours lecture each week. Offered intermittently.
An introduction to microorganisms: structure, metabolism, and
biological properties. Three hours lecture each week. Offered every
Spring. Corequisite: BTEC - 647.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 646.
An introduction to the processes of organismal
development in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Three hours of lecture each week. Offered intermittently.
Laboratory exercises on cell, tissue and
organ differentiation. One laboratory
session each week. Corequisite: BTEC – 655.
Principles and practices of laboratory techniques used in cell
biology. Two hours lecture each week. Offered every Fall. Corequisite:
BTEC - 665.
Two laboratory sessions each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 664.
An introduction to cancer biology, including molecular mechanisms
for cancer initiation and progression, cancer diagnosis and treatment,
and contemporary issues related to cancer. Four hours lecture each week.
Offered every Spring.
Recombinant DNA techniques; methods of nucleic acid isolation and
characterization. Two hours lecture each week. Offered every Spring.
Corequisite: BTEC - 686.
Two laboratory sessions each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 685.
Advanced
study of human genetics, exploring genetic analysis of variation in humans,
origins and consequences of mutation, approaches to finding human disease
genes, genetic counseling and ethical issues.
Three hours of lecture each week.
Offered every Fall. (This course
is under development). • Prerequisite: BIOL
310-Genetics or equivalent.
Survey of the function of the tissues, organs and organ systems in
the human, with an emphasis on the mechanisms involved. Three hours
lecture each week. Offered every Spring.
Professional
experience through an internship in the biotechnology industry. Positions in professional biotechnology
laboratories or academic research laboratories are obtained by the
student. Internships are directed and
evaluated by a faculty member with supervision of an on-site professional. A minimum of 320 hours for the semester must
be completed by the student at the approved biotechnology-related venue. Students must complete an analysis paper, and
oral summary presentation. Offered every
semester. (This course is under
development)
Offered every semester.
