BSC 2010 Integrated Principles of Biology I – Cells and Molecules
– Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
Textbook: Principles of Life, 2nd or 3rd Edition, by Hillis, Sadava, Heller, & Price
The primary goal of this course is to establish a coherent foundation of knowledge in biology and to prepare students for comprehension in advanced biology courses and science in general.
PCB 4562 Epigenetics and Human Disease
– Fall 2023, Spring 2022
Textbook: Epigenetics 2nd Edition, By David Allis, Marie-Laure Caparros, Thomas Jenuwein, and Danny Reinberg
This course covers the epigenetic processes and epigenetic basis of human disease. The course reviews epigenetic modifications, including transcription factors, DNA methylation, histone modifications, non-coding RNAs as well as how they regulate chromatin status and gene transcription.
GMS 6070 Sensory Biology – Olfaction in insects
– Spring 2023, Spring 2021
This is a graduate course with multiple lecturers. The section Olfaction in Insects focuses on evolution, structure and function of odorant receptors, development of neural circuits, and olfactory-mediated behavior in insects.
PCB 3109 Cancer Biology
– Fall 2022, Spring 2020
Textbook: Becker’s World of the Cell 9th Edition, by Hardin, Bertoni, & Kleinsmith
This course is an introduction to the molecular and cellular basis of cancer. The course takes a mechanistic view of the dysregulation of cellular processes that occurs in cancer cells, including the mechanisms of action of anti-cancer drugs and treatments.
ZOO 6927 Sensory System and Behavior
– Fall 2021
This course is for graduate students to learn how cellular and molecular processes regulate sensory neural development and how neurons and neural circuits regulate behavior. Topics include: genetics and epigenetics, neural development and neural plasticity, genetic and neuronal basis of social behavior, and molecular and genetic tools for descriptive and functional analysis in insects and mammals.
ZOO 4926 & 6927 Epigenetics and Human Disease
– Spring 2021, Fall 2020
Textbook: Epigenetics 2nd Edition, By David Allis, Marie-Laure Caparros, Thomas Jenuwein, and Danny Reinberg