Course Description
Examination of the impact of biomedical research in human health and disease. Students will be expected to master the concept of how scientific research is done, and the various mechanisms by which biomedical research has impacted individuals and the societies in which they live.
Athena Title
Biomed Research Health Disease
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 4200H
Prerequisite
BCMB(CHEM)(BIOL) 3100
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course shall examine the impact of biomedical research in human health and disease. The course is intended primarily for pre-med students; however, science majors may also enroll. Students will be expected to master the concept of how scientific research is done, and the various mechanisms by which biomedical research has impacted individuals and the societies in which they live, as well as ethical aspects of scientific research. The course will be largely organized in a topical fashion, generally with one or two lectures covering one scientific discovery that has changed Medicine. Students will also prepare a written or Power Point presentation on one of the subjects.
Topical Outline
List of subjects: Basic Sciences: Mathematics The Tree of Life Genome Projects Chemistry Free Radicals and Cancer Reactive Oxygen Species and Aging Nitric Oxide in Biology Drug Design: the case of anti-HIV drugs Physics Magnetic resonance imaging Microscopy techniques Basic Biology Molecular genetics Human cloning Signal Transduction Apoptosis Structural Biophysics Nanobiology Integrative Biology Immunology Therapeutic antibodies Microbiology HIV Smallpox eradication Malaria in the World Developmental biology Nuclear Transfer and Stem Cells Neurosciences Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Alzheimer’s disease Disease-oriented research Genetic diseases Obesity Clinical Research Drug trials Gene therapy Disease mongering Epidemiological research Polio elimination Bird Flu Environmental research Greenhouse effect Pesticides and the environment, Other potential subjects: Antibiotic Resistance, Ulcers and Infection, Erectile Dysfunction and Drugs, Regenerative Medicine, Use of Laboratory Animals, Prions, Vaccines and Autism