Biomedical Sciences (BIOM)
BIOM 5000*
Research and Thesis
1-6 credits, max 6, Lab 1-6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of major adviser. Research in biomedical sciences for MS degree.
BIOM 5013*
Biomedical Statistics
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Fundamentals of biostatistics, including parametric and non-parametric statistical methods with applications to biomedical research, clinical epidemiology and clinical medicine.
BIOM 5020*
Biomedical Sciences Seminar
1-4 credits, max 4. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Literature and research problems in biomedical sciences.
BIOM 5117*
Gross and Developmental Anatomy
Lab 3. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the biomedical sciences program. General and specific concepts of regional morphology through didactic presentations and laboratory dissections. Emphasis on the range of normal for the various organ systems and their interrelationships. Application of anatomical knowledge in clinical situations.
BIOM 5124*
Histology
Lab 4. Normal microscopic tissue architecture. Lecture and laboratory presentation for the histological concepts of the basic tissues and organ systems. Basis for pathological and physiological principles.
BIOM 5134*
Neuroanatomy
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the biomedical sciences program. The study of structure and integrative function of the central nervous system. Lectures and laboratory demonstrations emphasizing the role of the brain and spinal cord in sensory perception and motor responses. Neuroanatomy presentations enhancing the students' understanding of the normal anatomy of the central nervous system.
BIOM 5215*
Medical Biochemistry
Broad survey of the chemical classes and metabolic processes that are consistent with the normal functions of biosystems. Functions and interrelationships of these processes in human metabolism to provide a foundation for understanding the chemistry of disease states when discussed in the second-year program.
BIOM 5316*
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 5215. Similarities and differences among pathogenic microorganisms. Characteristics, pathogenesis and control of medically important microorganisms and disorders of the immune system. Laboratory exercises on the basic serological and microbiological procedures used in the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
BIOM 5415*
General Pathology I
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. The reaction of the body to diseases and the description and identification of basic disease processes in terms of morphology, physiology, and chemistry. Major processes such as cell injury, cell death, healing, neoplasia, inflammation, and diseases of development and aging. Basic disease processes and ability to recognize and describe basic disease processes from gross and microscopic specimens.
BIOM 5425*
General Pathology II
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Continuation of General Pathology I.
BIOM 5513*
Pharmacology I
Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5616. General principles of drug action, drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system, and drugs used in treating infectious diseases and cancer. The mode of action, pharmacogenetics, physiologic effects, therapeutic indications, and adverse reactions to these drugs.
BIOM 5523*
Pharmacology II
Prerequisite(s): 5513. Continuation of Pharmacology I.
BIOM 5616*
Medical Physiology
Prerequisite(s): 5215. The integration of structure and function of the human body with a functional analysis of the organ systems. Comprehension of the physiologic principles and control mechanisms that maintain homeostasis. Discussion of all systems of the body and analysis of various interrelationships. The fundamental dynamic view of physiology upon which subsequent clinical learning is dependent. Problem solving techniques utilized to develop and examine student understanding.
BIOM 6000*
Research and Dissertation
1-15 credits, max 15, Lab 1-15. Prerequisite(s): Consent of major adviser. Research in biomedical sciences for PhD degree.
BIOM 6010*
Topics in Biomedical Sciences
1-3 credits, max 3. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Tutorials in areas of biomedical sciences not addressed in other courses.
BIOM 6013*
Educational Methods in the Biomedical Sciences
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Introduces graduate students to a full range of faculty roles and responsibilities related to instructional methods used at the health sciences center.
BIOM 6023*
Research Methods and Design
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Introduction to concepts of research design, methodology, sampling techniques, internal and external validity, and the scientific method.
BIOM 6113*
Human Embryology
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 5117 or consent of instructor. Formation of the fetus from conception through development of the organs and organ systems with discussions of congenital malformations.
BIOM 6124*
Advanced Histology
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): 5124. Histochemical techniques used in the identification of cells or tissues based on the localization of cell organelles or cell products using electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, cryosectioning and immunoperoxidase labeling.
BIOM 6143*
Biomedical Electron Microscopy
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. The theory and application of transmission and scanning electron microscopy in a biomedical setting.
BIOM 6163*
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5616. Current aspects of cellular and molecular neurobiology, including cell biology of neurons and glia, communication between neurons and the molecular and cellular aspects of brain development and plasticity.
BIOM 6175*
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Prerequisite(s): Consent of course coordinator. Cell biology, including cellular macromolecules, energetics, metabolism, regulation, organization and function of cellular organelles, flow of genetic information, and the regulation of selected cell activities.
BIOM 6183*
Cellular and Molecular Biology of Pain
Prerequisite(s): 5133 or 5616. An understanding of the cellular and molecular events that occur in the initiation and transmission of nociceptive (painful) sensory signaling.
BIOM 6214*
Advanced Topics in Medical Biochemistry
Prerequisite(s): 5215 or concurrent enrollment. Chemical basis of protein, carbohydrate, lipid, nucleic acid, steroid and porphyrin structure, function, and metabolism as related to health and disease.
BIOM 6233*
Enzyme Analysis
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 6214. Characteristics, separation, detection, assays, kinetics, mechanisms of catalysis, inhibition or inactivation, and clinical applications of enzyme analysis.
BIOM 6243*
Human Nutrition
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 5215. Role of vitamins and minerals in maintaining normal metabolism, role of nutrients in providing athletic and immune system performance, and pathophysiology associated with nutrient deficits and nutrient excesses. Role of drugs in inducing cancer and increasing nutrient requirements.
BIOM 6263*
Techniques in Molecular Biology
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5316, consent of instructor. Transformation of bacterial and mammalian cells; purification of nucleic acids; cloning of DNA fragments; labeling of nucleic acids with non-radioactive probes; analysis of DNA and RNA by electrophoresis and hybridization; DNA sequencing; design, synthesis and use of oligonucleotides; site-directed mutagenesis; detection of rare nucleic acids by the polymerase chain reaction and expression of proteins.
BIOM 6313*
Diagnostic Parasitology
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 5316. Animal parasites of humans with a focus on the laboratory identification of the medically important protozoan and helminthic diseases.
BIOM 6323*
Diagnostic Virology
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5316. Viruses causing disease in humans with emphasis on the laboratory diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of viral diseases.
BIOM 6333*
Immunology
Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5316. The experimental basis of immunology and immunopathology.
BIOM 6343*
Microbial Physiology
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5316. The chemical composition, growth and metabolism of prokaryotic organisms including regulation and control of metabolic pathways with emphasis on metabolism unique to microbes.
BIOM 6353*
Molecular Virology
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5316, consent of instructor. The fundamental molecular biology of the virus life cycle using one virus as a model to examine penetration, gene regulation, replication, assembly and egress, as well as host immunological response and epidemiology.
BIOM 6413*
Graduate General Pathology
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and 5215; permission of the instructor is required; 5616 and 5316 are recommended.. An introduction for biomedical researchers to disease processes, from etiologies to cell and tissue responses that manifest as diseases.
BIOM 6523*
Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology
Prerequisite(s): 5513, 5523. Physiologic and pharmacologic mechanisms of cardiac and vascular smooth muscle function and control at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ system levels.
BIOM 6533*
Principles of Drug Action
Prerequisite(s): 5513, 5523. The molecular basis of drug uptake, distribution, physiologic action, and elimination from the body including pharmacogenetics, drug allergy, drug resistance, drug tolerance and physical dependence, and chemical mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and teratogenesis.
BIOM 6543*
Neurochemical Toxicology
Prerequisite(s): 5215, 5616. The fundamental aspects of neurochemistry and neurotoxicology using both cellular and molecular approaches in neurotoxicology will be emphasized using the effects of exogenous toxins such as heavy metals, pesticides, solvents, and drugs of abuse and their role in the pathogenesis of neurological toxicity.
BIOM 6583*
Neuroinflammation
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Provides an understanding of inflammation in the central nervous system through discussion of current and experimental pharmacologic strategies designed to modulate neuroinflammation.
BIOM 6613*
Environmental Physiology
Prerequisite(s): 5616. Environmental parameters, including barometric pressure, temperature, light, gravity, noise, and crowding, having an impact on homeostatic mechanisms in the normal human with special emphasis on acute and chronic adaptations in response to changes in environmental parameters.
BIOM 6643*
Neurophysiology
Prerequisite(s): 5616. Fundamental concepts of the motor and sensory components of the nervous system with emphasis on integrative mechanisms.
BIOM 6662*
Research Ethics and Survival Skills for the Biomedical Sciences
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Provides a basic framework for scientific conduct and practice and the skills needed for a career in the biomedical sciences.
BIOM 6663*
Neuroethology
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. This course is designed to provide an anlysis of the neuroendocrine basis of behavior. Lectures will serve as the format of presentation to provide a sound understanding of the neuroethological concepts discussed.
BIOM 6673*
Genomics
Prerequisite(s): 6175. The course begins with a review of molecular biology and then proceeds to the structure and organization of eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and organelle genomes. Techniques in dividing, sequencing, annotating, and mapping genomes are studied as well as those of global gene expression profiling. The course finishes with a look at the many applications of genomics in biomedical science and disease.
BIOM 6683*
Receptors I
Overview of the structure and function of receptors, as well as the molecular pharmacology of signal transduction mechanisms in cells. The format of the course includes lectures on various receptors and their signaling mechanisms, a synopsis of receptor theory and data analysis, discussions of selected papers, and student presentations.
BIOM 6693*
Receptors II
Extension of Receptors I. Focus in more detail on the structure and function of selected receptor families.
BIOM 6705*
Advanced Gross Anatomy
Lab 4. Prerequisite(s): Consent of course coordinator. General and specific concepts of regional human anatomy. The primary focus is the range of normal for all organ systems and interrelationships. Provides an advanced descriptive basis for understanding human structure and function encountered in succeeding courses and in the practice of teaching gross anatomy to graduate and medical students.
BIOM 6693*
Receptors II
Extension of Receptors I. Focus in more detail on the structure and function of selected receptor families.
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