Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. 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 OH 971: Oral Health Res
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GMS OH 972: Oral Health Res
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GMS PA 510: Medical Immunology
  This course is a graduate level introductory course to the basics of immunology. Topics include the innate immune system, T and B cell functions, mechanisms of autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, HIV and hypersensitivity reactions. The course emphasizes the clinical aspects of the immune system. This course is appropriate for students interested in an introduction to how the immune system functions, those interested in updates on the rapidly changing aspects of immunology or those interested in how the immune system drives different diseases. Spring Semester
• GMS PA 600: Introduction to Pathology and Pathophysiology of Disease
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or GMS BI751 & PH730
  Lectures and interactive auto-tutorial case studies presenting the basic morphologic and functional changes associated with cell injury and death, inflammation, response to microorganisms, atherosclerosis, cancer, and organ system pathology. Spring sem.
• GMS PA 610: Biomed Immunology
  This online course uses interactive lectures and discussion sessions to cover key biomedical aspects of immunology: how the components of the immune system are generated and function against microbes, tumors and transplants; immune disorders including allergy, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency; vaccines, immunotherapeutics and immunodiagnostics. Fall and Spring sem.
• GMS PA 700: Basic and Experimental Pathology
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or consent of instructor
  Basic principles of pathology are presented through lectures (students are required to attend GMS PA 600 lectures and take the PA 600 exams). Related research articles are discussed in small group sessions that complement the lectures. Spring sem.
• GMS PA 710: Principles of Basic and Applied Pathology
  Pathology is the study of disease causes and consequences. Want more in- depth information about pathology and other faculty research interests? Invited GMS faculty present their current research projects in class to give you an overview of the breadth and depth of research opportunities on campus. Students also attend weekly Pathology Department seminars and learn how to write summaries. Did you know the most important parts of a grant application are summaries? This course will prepare you for lab rotations and help guide your decisions regarding thesis research directions. Fall sem.
• GMS PA 800: Pathology Seminar
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS PA600 or PA700 or consent of instructor
  Weekly research seminar presented by faculty, students, and guests. Prior to each seminar, research papers authored by the speaker will be sent to graduate students and faculty to provide additional background material. Fall sem.
• GMS PA 801: Special Topics in Pathology
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS PA600 or PA700 or consent of instructor
  Detailed examination of one specific area of research each term, presented in readings, discussions, and lectures. Presents significant background information, current knowledge, research approaches, and laboratory methodology in each area. Special Topic: Protein Modification and Molecular Basis of Human Diseases. Varying Pathology Faculty, Course Directors. Spring sem.
• GMS PA 810: Seminars in Business of Science
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS FC701, FC702, FC703 or GMS BI751 & PH730
  The objective of this course is to introduce students to the business realities of modern biomedical science which is patent-driven and product- oriented. Lectures from invited speakers from the biomedical, legal, regulatory and business worlds provide terminology and perspective for how an idea in the laboratory is translated into a marketable commodity. Topics include entrepreneurship principles, explanation and discussion of intellectual property, medical clinical trials, federal and institutional regulatory mechanisms, logistics of creating and sustaining research collaborations, product development strategies, and similar. Pass/Fail, Fall sem.
• GMS PA 811: Seminars in Business of Science
  The objective of this course is to introduce students to the business realities of modern biomedical science which is patent-driven and product- oriented. Lectures from invited speakers from the biomedical, legal, regulatory and business worlds provide basic terminology and perspective for how an idea in the laboratory is translated into a marketable commodity. Topics include entrepreneurship principles, explanation and discussion of intellectual property, medical clinical trials, federal and institutional regulatory mechanisms, logistics of creating and sustaining research collaborations, product development strategies, and similar. Graded Fall sem.
• GMS PA 900: Laboratory Rotations in Pathology
  2 cr, Fall and Spring sem
• GMS PA 901: Research in Pathology
  Fall and Spring Sem
• GMS PA 910: Human Biospecimens for Research
  The objective of this course is to introduce students to the creation, maintenance and efficient use of an indispensable component of translational research in medicine -- human tissue and its derivatives. Lectures from invited speakers with extensive experience in human bio-specimens generation, maintenance, and utilization, will provide students with knowledge how to successfully obtain and utilize human bio-specimens. Topics will include logistics and legal aspects of creating and sustaining bio- banks, federal and institutional regulatory and funding mechanisms, and concrete examples of human bio-specimens use to generate break-through data in specific field of biomedical research. Special attention will be given to human biospecimens used in neuroscience as neuropathologists/neuroscientists from Harvard and Boston University are enlisted as speakers to give comprehensive overview of biospecimens utilized in studies of neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumors. Spring (every other year)
• 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 PA 999: PA Thesis
  
• 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.