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 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 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: GMSPH 730 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 732: PHYSIOLOGY/DENT
  PHYSIOLOGY/DENT
• GMS PH 740: Medical Physiology
  (MED MS 134) This course covers transport mechanisms, molecular biology and mechanics of muscle, blood, and the function and regulation of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and renal systems, with emphasis on integrative aspects. We use a lecture format, a few laboratory sessions and numerous small group discussions of problems and clinical cases that encourage conceptual understanding of course material. 6 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 748: Endocrinology
  Graduate Prerequisites: biochemistry or physiology and consent of instructor - (MED MS 128) This is an integrated treatment of human endocrinology: biosynthesis of hormones, regulation, receptor interactions, and physiological effects. The course is presented in lecture format and in small group discussion sessions where clinical cases are used to exemplify the mechanisms of endocrine function. 2 cr, 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 and 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 703: Cancer Biology and Genetics
  This is an introductory course intended to educate students on the fundamentals of cancer biology and genetics. The course will cover topics including: Growth factors, receptors, and cytoplasmic circuitry programs, tumor suppressor genes, maintenance of chromosome stability, cellular immortalization, invasion and metastasis, tumor Immunology and immunotherapy, cancer clinical trials, and computational approaches in cancer. 2 cr, Fall sem