Courses

• CAS BI 371: Reading in Biology III
  Library research on a well-defined topic in biological sciences, chosen in conjunction with a faculty member. Individual conferences and discussion with the faculty member are required as well as paper presentation. Does not carry major or minor credit in biology.
• CAS BI 372: Reading in Biology III
  Library research on a well-defined topic in biological sciences, chosen in conjunction with a faculty member. Individual conferences and discussion with the faculty member are required as well as paper presentation. Does not carry major or minor credit in biology.
• CAS BI 385: Immunology
  The constituents and regulation of mammalian immune systems are described at the levels of the gene, protein, and cell. Topics include nonspecific, T cell and B cell recognition and responses, genetics of immune receptors, inflammation, tolerance, memory, and evolution and manipulation of defense systems. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 391: Undergraduate Research in Biology III
  Research in biological science for students at the junior level. Students design and implement a research project with a faculty member.
• CAS BI 392: Undergraduate Research in Biology III
  Research in biological science for students at the junior level. Students design and implement a research project with a faculty member.
• CAS BI 401: Senior Independent Work in Biology
  Laboratory or field research projects chosen under supervision of regular member of Department of Biology. Minimum of 12 hours per week in lab or fieldwork, not including preparation or evaluation time. Research topic must be defined at time of registration. Course grade determined by laboratory performance, written report, and oral presentation to the faculty. Successful completion of the full 8-credit course (BI 401/402) may lead to a degree with distinction; all 8 credits count toward major or minor.
• CAS BI 402: Senior Independent Work in Biology
  Laboratory or field research projects chosen under supervision of regular member of Department of Biology. Minimum of 12 hours per week in lab or fieldwork, not including preparation or evaluation time. Research topic must be defined at time of registration. Course grade determined by laboratory performance, written report, and oral presentation to the faculty. Successful completion of the full 8-credit course (BI 401/402) may lead to a degree with distinction; all 8 credits count toward major or minor.
• CAS BI 407: Animal Behavior (EBE)
  Ethological approach to animal behavior; physiological, ontogenic, and phylogenic causes; and adaptive significance of behavior examined within an evolutionary framework, minimally including humans. Three hours lecture, three hours lab.
• CAS BI 410: Cellular Aspects of Development and Differentiation (CM)
  Contemporary aspects of embryonic development, drawing from current literature. Emphasis on the use of experimental approaches to address topics such as polarity in the egg, body axis specification, embryonic patterning, and organogenesis. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 414: Ornithology (EBE)
  Examines the behavior, ecology and morphology, physiology, classification, and evolution of birds. Flight, navigation, migration, territorial courtship, nesting, and parental behavior. Field trips. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion and demonstrations. (Offered alternate years.)
• CAS BI 415: Biology of Mammals (EBE)
  Examines the behavior, ecology, morphology, distribution, physiology, systematics, conservation, and evolution of mammals. Research paper and one weekend field trip required. Three hours lecture, three hours lab.
• CAS BI 421: Biochemistry I
  Introductory biochemistry. Protein structure and folding enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and allostery; nucleic acid structure; lipids and membrane structure; bioenergetics; vitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolism. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab.
• CAS BI 422: Biochemistry II
  Cell metabolism, with special emphasis on the uptake of food materials, the integration and regulation of catabolic, anabolic, and anaplerotic routes, and the generation and utilization of energy. Lectures include consideration of events in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Three hours lecture, four hours lab, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 423: Marine Biogeochemistry (EBE)
  Oceanic nutrient and biogeochemical cycling in the context of the marine response to global change. Links between local and global scales are emphasized. Topics include oceanic productivity, iron limitation, oceanic glacial carbon dioxide budget, biogenic particle fluxes, oceanic glacial-interglacial biogeochemistry.
• CAS BI 425: General Endocrinology (PER/Neuro)
  Chemical and physiological principles of hormonal integration in animals, emphasizing chemistry, biosynthesis, mechanisms of action, and homeostatic function of vertebrate hormones. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 442: Physiology and Biochemistry of Reproduction (PER/Neuro)
  Physiology and biochemistry of oogenesis, the ovarian cycle, and ovulation; spermatogenesis; and fertilization. Hormonal control of gametogenesis and gestation. Biochemistry of accessory sex glands; fertility and sterility; parturition and lactation; population and birth control. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. (Offered alternate years.)
• CAS BI 443: Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
  The patterns and processes controlling carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Links between local and global scales are emphasized. Topics include net primary production, nutrient use efficiency, and biogeochemical transformation. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 445: Cell/Mol Neuphy
  This course description is currently under construction.
• CAS BI 446: Biology of the Cell Cycle (CM)
  Temporal organization and regulation of cellular function. Includes theory and analysis of methodologies applicable to cell proliferation, cell synchrony, molecular genetics, biochemistry, and physiology of cell cycle phases. Emphasis on the molecular regulation of growth and differentiation in eukaryotic organisms, from yeast to humans. Readings in original research literature; term paper. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 448: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (EBE)
  The study of biological diversity and modern methods to protect endangered plant and animal species. The environment, population, and genetic and human factors that affect the survival of species are examined for temperate and tropical communities, as well as terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.

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