Course Listing For CBIO

CBIO 2200-2200L. Anatomy and Physiology I. 4 hours. 2.5 hours lecture and 2.5 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ANAT & PHYSIOL I.
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 3200-3200L.
Systematic study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body at cellular, tissue, and gross levels.
Offered fall semester every year.
Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year.

CBIO 2210-2210L. Anatomy and Physiology II. 4 hours. 2.5 hours lecture and 2.5 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ANAT & PHYSIOL II.
A continuation of Anatomy and Physiology I.
Offered spring semester every year.
Offered summer semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO 3000-3000L. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: COMP VERT ANATOMY.
Not open to students with credit in ECOL(FORS) 3260-3260L.
Prerequisite: One of the following: BIOL 1103-1103L or BIOL 1104-1104L or BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 1108-1108L.
Comparative systemic vertebrate anatomy emphasizing structure and function.
Offered fall semester every year.

CBIO(BIOL) 3300. Developmental Biology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DEVELOPMENTAL BIOL.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200 or PGEN 3580-3580L.
Cell differentiation and morphogenesis, primarily in animal development. Gene regulation at the molecular level, gametogenesis, fertilization, normal embryonic development, cell and tissue interactions, hormonal regulation, and developmental aspects of cancer and the immune response.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO(BIOL) 3400. Cell Biology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: CELL BIOLOGY.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Structure and function of cells: cell architecture and organization, cell cycle, membrane phenomena, organellogenesis, energy transduction, and cellular control mechanisms.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO(BIOL) 3410L. Laboratory in Cellular and Developmental Biology. 4 hours. 10 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: LAB CELL DEV BIOL.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
Cell biology research techniques in cell cycle and cell differentiation, cell adhesion, motility, molecular transport, and cell metabolism. Cell culture, cell fractionation, fluorescence and laser-confocal microscopy, electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry, DNA isolation, polymerase chain reaction, and DNA sequencing.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CBIO 3700. Principles of Animal Physiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Physiology and variations related to lifestyle and complexity among animals. Cellular bases of organismic function: homeostasis, neural and endocrine function, muscle function, metabolism, secretion, absorption, osmoregulation, and thermoregulation.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO(BIOL) 3800. Neurobiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NEUROBIOLOGY.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Structural organization, cell biology, physiology, development, and integration of the nervous system. This course integrates individual nervous system cells into neural systems for motivation, locomotion, perception, and learning.
Offered spring semester every year.

CBIO(MIBO) 4100/6100. Immunology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: IMMUNOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 and GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Immunology from an experimental perspective. Anatomy, development, and function of the immune system. Immune system in infectious diseases. Mechanisms and pathogenesis of immunological disorders. Evolution of immunological concepts.
Offered fall semester every year.

CBIO 4340/6340. Biology of Aging. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOLOGY OF AGING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Biological processes accompanying aging in human and other organisms. Emphasis on physiological decline; theoretical explanations; attempts to prolong life; and the utility and limitations of model systems used to analyze human aging.
Offered fall semester every year.

CBIO 4500/6500-4500L/6500L. Medical Parasitology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MED PARASITOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Major protozoan and metazoan endo- and ectoparasites of humans. Principles of parasitism and general biology of each parasite. Vector biology, epidemiology, control, and treatment of parasitic diseases are discussed. Laboratory stresses diagnosis and identification, and introduces pathology through the use of fixed and living material.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO(BTNY) 4600/6600-4600L/6600L. Biology of Protists. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOL OF PROTISTS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L or BIOL 1108-1108L or BTNY 1220-1220L.
Protists (algae, protozoa, and zoosporic fungi) with an emphasis on cell structure, evolution, and life histories. Laboratories will concentrate on examination of living and fixed materials and will include methods of isolation and culturing of protists.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

CBIO 4730/6730. Endocrinology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ENDOCRINOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department.
Vertebrate endocrinology and the principles of chemical integration, emphasizing the physiology of regulatory mechanisms and the cellular and molecular bases of hormone action.
Offered fall semester every year.

CBIO 4960H. Directed Reading and/or Laboratory Research (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR RES.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or laboratory research directed by faculty of the Cellular Biology department.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 4970. Directed Reading. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED READING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Oral and written evaluation of original papers and reviews in cellular biology directed by a member of the department faculty.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Laboratory Research (Honors). 4 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR RES.
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 4970.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or laboratory research directed by faculty of the Cellular Biology department.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 4980. Research in Cellular Biology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CELL BIOL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent laboratory research directed by departmental faculty members. Two semesters may fulfill the departmental techniques requirement.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 4980H. Directed Reading and/or Laboratory Research (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR RES.
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 4980.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or laboratory research directed by faculty of the cellular biology department.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 4990. Seminar in Cellular Biology. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: CELL BIOL SEMINAR.
Presentation of original research and critical surveys of cellular biology literature. Required of all cellular biology majors.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CBIO 4990H. Honors Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Preparation of Honors thesis under supervision of departmental faculty.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

(CBIO)BIOL(VPAT) 5040/7040. Electron Microscopy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [(CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1412 and CHEM 1412L)] and PHYS 1112-1112L.
Instrument theory and theory of specimen preparation for both transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Fundamentals of X-ray microanalysis, image processing, and image analysis.
Offered fall semester every year.

(CBIO)BIOL 5050L/7050L. Electron Microscopy Laboratory. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ELECTRON MICRO LAB.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL(CBIO)(VPAT) 5040/7040 or permission of department.
Operation of both transmission (TEM) and scanning electron microscopes (SEM). Preparation of specimens (ultramicrotomy, critical point drying, negative staining) for examination in both TEM and SEM. Basics of X-ray microanalysis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CBIO 6130. Introduction to Research in Cellular Biology. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO RES CELL BIOL.
Introduces new Cellular Biology graduate students to research in the department, to research facilities, to the Science Library, and to laboratory safety. Professional ethics and responsibilities.
Offered fall semester every year.

CBIO 7000. Master's Research. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 8010. Intermediate Cell Biology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INT. CELL BIOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 6400.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Molecular cell biology emphasizing experimental approaches that have led to our current understanding of cellular architecture, macromolecular components and how they influence cell function.
Offered fall semester every year.

CBIO 8050-8050L. Techniques in Modern Microscopy. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TECH MOD MICROSCOPY.
Prerequisite: (PHYS 1112-1112L or PHYS 3330-3330L) and permission of department.
Modern microscopical techniques: brightfield, phase, DIC, fluorescence, confocal, scanning tunneling, and scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Related techniques: X-ray microanalysis photomicrography, and image analysis and processing.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO 8100. Advanced Immunology. 3 hours. 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY.
Prerequisite: CBIO(MIBO) 4100/6100 or MMIB 4100/6100-4100L/6100L or permission of department.
Immunology with emphasis on underlying mechanisms of development and function of the immune system. Students will critically evaluate current literature and design experiments to test hypotheses.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO 8300. Advanced Developmental Biology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV DEV BIOL.
Prerequisite: [GENE(BIOL) 3200 and CBIO(BIOL) 3400] or permission of department.
Experimental analysis of invertebrate and vertebrate development.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO 8400. Advanced Cell Biology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV CELL BIOLOGY.
Structure and function of living cells. Biological questions, molecular mechanisms, and experimental approaches.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

CBIO 8480. Advanced Topics in Cell Biology. 1-5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 5 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPICS CELL BIO.
Current cell biological research using sources in the primary literature.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Not offered on a regular basis.

CBIO 8490. Cell Biology Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: CELL BIOL SEMINAR.
Weekly discussion of current research in cell biology. Student presentations and development of public speaking skills.
Not offered on a regular basis.

CBIO 8500. Biology of Parasitism. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOLOGY PARASITISM.
Prerequisite: [CBIO(MIBO) 4100/6100 and CBIO 4500/6500-4500L/6500L and BCMB 8020 and GENE 8920] or permission of department.
Parasitism and host-parasite interactions from cell biological, immunological, biochemical and molecular biological perspectives. Major protozoan and helminth parasites of humans, and unique aspects of immunity to parasites and parasite cellular biochemistry and molecular genetics. The control of parasites via vaccine development and chemotherapy.
Offered spring semester every year.

CBIO(BCMB)(MIBO) 8520. Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics of Parasites. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MOLEC PARASITOL.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8020 and GENE 8930.
Parasite cellular biochemistry and molecular genetics with potential for rational drug design. Topics include DNA replication, RNA editing, nucleic acid salvage pathways, polyamine metabolism, and glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

CBIO(PARA)(POUL) 8560. Seminar in Parasitology. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: SEM PARASITOL.
Weekly discussion of parasitological topics.
Not offered on a regular basis.

CBIO 8580. Advanced Topics in Parasitology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOP PARASITOL.
Prerequisite: CBIO 8500.
Topics in parasitology and host-parasite interactions. Either cell biological/immunological or biochemical/molecular genetic aspects of parasites.
Not offered on a regular basis.

CBIO 8700. Membrane Transporters--Pumps, Carriers, and Channels. 2 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MEMBRANE TRANSPORT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Identification, mechanism, roles, and regulation of membrane transport pathways.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO 8730. Advanced Cell and Molecular Endocrinology. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV CELL MOLEC ENDO.
Prerequisite: CBIO 4730/6730 or permission of department.
Modern vertebrate endocrinology, emphasizing special topics in research of physiological regulatory mechanisms and the molecular bases for hormone actions.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

CBIO 8920L. Cellular Biology Research Techniques. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CELLULAR BIO RES.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: CBIO 6130.
Student rotations in the research laboratories of faculty members. Not for thesis or dissertation.
Non-traditional format: By arrangement with faculty member.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CBIO 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CBIO 9010. Problems in Cellular Biology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. 2-6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PROB CELL BIOL.
Approved problems in cellular biology.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CBIO 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.