Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• GMS PA 925: Pathology Bootcamp
  Pathology Boot Camp is a 2 month curriculum held during July and August with thirty-nine, 50 minute lectures that are given 3-5 times per week. Lectures are provided by board-certified pathologists, senior Pathology faculty or staff and focus on basic topics necessary to the practice of surgical pathology, anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine. The overall course objectives are to reinforce and extend pathology knowledge of the residents and graduate students, and to introduce them to the workflow operations of a major urban hospital-based Pathology department. Pre-requisites: Medical degree that would allow entry into a residency program in Massachusetts.
• GMS PA 932: Histopathology
  The goal of the course is to give students a fundamental knowledge and practical experience of human and animal histology and pathology that students need to prepare for a career in pathology and laboratory medicine. This course familiarizes students with biospecimen processing and management at the organ, tissue, cellular and molecular levels. By studying different organs and organ systems, students develop an understanding of the normal and diseased state at the macro and microscopic levels. The course is reinforced with applied, hands-on laboratory sessions that would provide practical experience in the topics covered in the preceding lectures. The students learn how to dissect, preserve, process, section, and stain tissue. The teaching faculty will include "board certified pathologists" as well as experienced members of the pathology department.
• GMS PH 730: Human Physiology A
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - Cellular and organ physiology. Lectures and discussions examine the function of nerves, muscles, blood and the cardiovascular and digestive systems. Emphasis is placed on the regulation of organ function and on integrative aspects of human physiology. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS PH 731: Human Physiology B
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS PH730 or consent of instructor - Lectures, laboratories and discussions examine function and regulation of the respiratory , renal, and endocrine systems with emphasis on integrative aspects. 4 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PH 741: Experimental Methods in Physiology I
  Prereq: consent of instructor. Current research methods in cellular and molecular physiology, as applied to the study of macromolecular function, motility, ligand binding phenomena, and membrane function. Develops problem-solving skills and awareness of current approaches to research problems. Staff. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS PH 742: Experimental Methods in Physiology II
  Prereq: consent of instructor. A practical approach to electrophysiology techniques. Garcia-Diaz, staff. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PH 745: Special Topics in Physiology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - Current and classical papers in a given area of physiology are assigned for reading and later discussion with students. Topics include mechanics of muscle, cell motility, membrane transport, sensory physiology, and instrumentation in physiological research. Var cr, Fall & Spring sem.
• GMS PH 841: Physiology Seminar
  A weekly program in which students present seminars on assigned or selected topics in physiology, attend seminars, and learn grant-writing skills. Emphasis is placed on class participation by all students. 2 cr.
• GMS PH 842: Physiology Seminar
  A weekly program in which students present seminars on assigned or selected topics in physiology, attend seminars, and learn grant-writing skills. Emphasis is placed on class participation by all students. 2 cr.
• GMS PH 843: Cellular Physiology I and II
  Prereq: consent of instructor. Lectures and discussion on: (1) membrane transport, thermodynamic and kinetic analysis; (2) electrophysiology of cell membranes, excitable membrane properties, electrical coupling, synaptic transmission; and (3) cell motility, molecular mechanism, and regulation of contraction of muscle and other cells; mechanisms of transduction of photoreceptors. Garcia-Diaz, staff. 4 cr, Fall & Spring sem.
• GMS PH 941: Research Physiology
  Var cr
• GMS PH 942: Research Physiology
  Var cr
• GMS PM 701: Molecular & Translational Pharmacology
  This course provides an integrated sequence of interactive teaching sessions designed to educate students in the fundamental principles of pharmacology with an emphasis on modern translational approaches for drug discovery. Basic principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenomics, the properties of drug targets, and the chemistry of natural products, small molecules and proteins will be emphasized. Translational topics will include an in-depth considerations of systems-level effects of target-drug interaction, macromolecular modeling for drug design, and nanotechnological methods for drug delivery. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS PM 702: Molecular Neurobiology & Pharmacology
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Consent of instructor - This course introduces the student to the principles of pharmacology in the context of neurobiology. Emphasis is placed on translational pharmacology and the application of pharmacology to therapeutics, particularly to neurological disorders. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PM 710: Laboratory Techniques in Modern Pharmacology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - Supervised laboratory rotation emphasizing modern research techniques in molecular, cellular, and behavioral pharmacology. Problems of collection, summary, and interpretation of data are addressed. 2 cr, Fall & Spring sem.
• GMS PM 730: Introduction to Medical Pharmacology
  Graduate Prerequisites: premedical courses in the sciences - Principles of pharmacology are covered and several major classes of therapeutic agents, with attention to their mechanisms of action. Issues of current and future concern in medical pharmacology are addressed including problems of drug abuse, the pricing of new drugs, and new biotechnological approaches to drug design and development. 4 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PM 801: Systems Pharmacology and Therapeutics I
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course consists of lectures and discussions on the major classes of neuropharmacological agents, with special attention to systems mechanisms of therapeutic and adverse effects, including molecular, cellular, physiologic, psychological, and pathologic phenomenon. Starting from a basic review of current therapeutics in a particular disease area, students will be encouraged to anticipate new developments in the field and to propose solutions for solving problems with current pharmacologic approaches. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS PM 802: Systems Pharmacology and Therapeutics II
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course consists of lectures and discussions on major classes of pharmacological agents, with special attention to systems mechanisms of therapeutics and adverse effects, including molecular, cellular, physiologic, psychological, and pathologic phenomenon. Starting from a basic review of current therapeutics in a particular disease area, students will be encouraged to anticipate new developments in the field and to propose solutions for solving problems with current pharmacological approaches. The course focuses on cardiovascular, endocrine, and steroid pharmacology and chemotherapy for inflammation, cancer, and bacterial and viral infections. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PM 810: Current Topics in Pharmacological Sciences
  This course is given in conjunction with the weekly seminar program of the department. Students present and discuss research papers with the visiting scientist working in the cutting edge of pharmacology. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS PM 820: Behavior Pharmacology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor. - This course examines the interaction between behavior and classes of drugs that affect the central nervous system. Emphasis is given to how behavioral studies assist understanding of mental disorders, including addictions, anxiety and mood disorders, pain syndromes, and dementia. Since discovering novel compounds for human neuropsychiatric diseases requires the development of valid and useful animal behavioral models for the specific disorder/domains under study, this course will address the current state of knowledge about animal models of mental illnesses and will focus on the neuropharmacological bases of these diseases. Faculty overview of a topic is followed by student-led discussion of an assigned research paper. 2 cr, Fall sem.n.