Courses

• GRS BI 671: Survey of Ecology, Behavior, Evolution, and Marine Biology
  Introduces graduate students to current faculty and research in ecology, behavior, evolution, and marine biology. Students and faculty share expertise and establish collaborations, helping the Department of Biology to leverage its most important asset: intellectual capital.
• GRS BI 681: Molecular Biology of the Neuron
  The study of interactions between neurotransmitters and receptors in the nervous system. Topics include electrical properties of neurons, a survey of neurotransmitters, molecular structure and function of receptors, synaptic transmission, intracellular signaling, and the molecular biology of sensory transduction.
• GRS BI 699: Teaching College Biology I
  The goals, contents, and methods of instruction in biology. General teaching-learning issues. Required of all teaching fellows.
• GRS BI 702: Graduate Readings in Biology
  Library research on well-defined subjects determined in consultation with faculty member.
• GRS BI 708: Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Development
  Aspects of eukaryotic animal and plant development as they are currently understood on a biochemical or molecular level are discussed in detail. The usefulness of generalizing from the data available and possible generalization to less well understood systems are discussed. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion
• GRS BI 719: Colloquium in Terrestrial Biogeoscience
  Introduction to the field of Terrestrial Biogeoscience through weekly research presentations and discussions with GRS faculty and distinguished guests. Students also meet weekly with lead faculty member to discuss primary literature related to each presentation. Also offered as GRS ES 719 and GRS GE 719.
• GRS BI 720: Practicum in Terrestrial Biogeoscience
  Analysis and synthesis of the primary literature via in-depth case studies in terrestrial biogeoscience. Students meet weekly with faculty to read papers from the primary literature, synthesize results, and prepare a peer-review quality paper on the case study. Also offered as GRS ES 720 and GRS GE 720.
• GRS BI 735: Advanced Cell Biology
  Current understanding of essential topics and important problems in modern cell biology, with emphasis on recent experimental findings, research strategies and approaches, and new techniques for ivestigating how cells work. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• GRS BI 753: Advanced Molecular Biology
  In-depth analysis of current topics in molecular biology regarding the flow of information in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Focus on primary literature. Includes genomic flexibility, signal transduction to the nucleus, chromatin structure, gene expression, cell cycle checkpoints, health-related topics.
• GRS BI 755: Cellular and Systems Neurosceince
  Survey course in neurobiology. Topics to be covered include: cell biology of the neuron, development of the nervous system, synaptic plasticity, learning and behavior, and netwerk modeling. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• GRS BI 756: Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience
  Team taught survey course in neuroscience. Topics to be covered include cortical structures, information processing, synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and perception. Lectures will draw on reading from current scientific literature.
• GRS BI 902: Research in Vascular Physiology
  
• GRS BI 903: Research in Cellular Morphology
  
• GRS BI 904: Research in Cellular Morphology
  
• GRS BI 905: Research in Endocrinology and Reproduction
  
• GRS BI 906: Research in Endocrinology and Reproduction
  
• GRS BI 909: Research in Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology
  
• GRS BI 910: Research in Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology
  
• GRS BI 911: Research in Behavior and Ecology
  
• GRS BI 912: Research in Behavior and Ecology
  

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