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 BY 763: Foundations of Structural Biology II
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This graduate-level course provides a thorough grounding in the theory and major experimental methods of Structural Biology. The Fall semester (BY762) covers x-ray crystallography and electron microscopy. The Spring semester (BY763) covers NMR, protein thermodynamics, and spectroscopy. Semesters are independent and may be taken in either order. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS BY 772: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging in Biology and Biochemistry
  Prereq: consent of instructor. An introduction to the basic theory and the fundamental measurements of NMR spectroscopy using the predominant biological nuclei, 1H, 2H, 13C, and 31P, and applications to structure and metabolism; NMR and MRI studies of pathological processes. Hamilton. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS BY 774: Metabolism and Cellular Functions of Complex Lipids
  Prereq: consent of instructor. In-depth description of selected areas of lipid metabolism. Emphasis on functional roles of specific lipid species in cellular processes (e.g., cell activation, protein transport and function). Use of timely articles to discuss newly developed techniques and concepts. Zoeller. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS BY 776: Macromolecular Assemblies I
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This graduate course covers the concepts of the assembly of biomacromolecules, their structure and stabilizing forces, and biological function as related to structure. Examples are drawn from assemblies of proteins, lipids, lipoprotein systems, membranes and viruses. The Fall semester (BY776) covers protein assemblies, protein-nucleic acid assemblies, and membrane proteins. The Spring semester (BY777) covers lipid-protein assemblies. Semesters are independent and may be taken in either order. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS BY 777: Macromolecular Assemblies II
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This graduate course covers the concepts of the assembly of biomacromolecules, their structure and stabilizing forces, and biological function as related to structure. Examples are drawn from assemblies of proteins, lipids, lipoprotein systems, membranes and viruses. The Fall semester (BY776) covers protein assemblies, protein-nucleic acid assemblies, and membrane proteins. The Spring semester (BY777) covers lipid-protein assemblies. Semesters are independent and may be taken in either order. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS BY 871: Biophysics Special Topics/Student Seminar
  A weekly program in which students present seminars on assigned or selected current scientific literature, attend seminars, and learn grant-writing skills. Emphasis is placed on class participation by all students. 2 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS BY 872: Biophysics Special Topics/Student Seminar
  A weekly program in which students present seminars on assigned or selected current scientific literature, attend seminars, and learn grant-writing skills. Emphasis is placed on class participation by all students. 2 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS BY 945: Research Biophysics
  Var cr
• GMS BY 946: Research Biophysics
  Var cr
• GMS CI 631: The Management of Clinical Trials
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS CI 675 and consent of instructor - This course is an integrative learning experience, combining a comprehensive review of the good clinical practice core principles with an explanation and analysis of selected portions of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), applicable to clinical research during the new drug development process. The case study approach is used in this course since the drug development industry translates these regulations into both written and unwritten standards, practices, and guidelines. Each session will use activities to expand the interpretation of the regulations, into an operational and organizational focus, further integrating real-life issues into the classroom. In order to ensure that classroom learning is linked with the students' work experiences, there will be an outside project required which will incorporate the course work with the simulated on-the-job situations, and a final presentation to share the learning with the entire class. 4 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS CI 640: Regulatory and Compliance Issues
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course explains the regulatory requirements for health-care products, that is, drugs, biologics, and devices. It is intended for those interested in regulatory affairs or the clinical evaluation, development, manufacture, testing and/or commercialization of these products. Provides an in-depth review of pertinent FDA regulations and guidance and links these to the scientific and logistical activities involved in taking a medical product from research to market. Content and preparation of regulatory submissions, including an Investigational New Drug Application (IND), an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE), a New Drug Application (NDA), a Biologic License Application (BLA), a Pre-Market Approval Application (PMA), and a 510K Pre- Market Notification are described. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS CI 660: Good Clinical Practices in Clinical Research
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course introduces students to the regulatory responsibilities of sponsors, monitors, and investigators conducting clinical trials. Practical information and exercises are designed to demonstrate GCP compliance from an industry perspective as well as from an academic perspective. Topics Include: Human protection in clinical trials, institutional review boards, selecting and qualifying investigators, consenting subjects, initiating, monitoring and closing out sites successfully and safety monitoring in clinical trials. Group discussions and exercises help students learn practical skills. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS CI 670: Biostatistics with Computing
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course is designed for students with no prior experience with statistics who want to utilize computer software in performing statistical analysis. Topics include the collection, classification, and presentation of descriptive data; the rationale of hypothesis testing; t-tests and chi-square tests; correlation and regression analysis; sample size calculations, and analysis of contingency tables. Computer Laboratory course. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS CI 671: Intermediate Statistical Analysis and Computing for Clinical Research
  This course covers analytic and computational methods for modeling and regression analysis in the biomedical sciences. Emphasis is on fitting exploratory and inferential models to data in epidemiology and clinical trials. Topics include tabular and graphical summary; the linear, logistic and Poisson regression models; the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards analysis; power calculation; estimation of effect size. Analyses are presented and completed using R and SAS software packages. Lecture and laboratory exercises are structured around worked examples from the recent biomedical literature. Acquired competency in statistical programming is a major focus of this course. 3 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS CI 675: Designing Clinical Research Studies
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course covers important scientific and epidemiologic principles necessary for designing clinical research studies. Topics include bias, confounding, developing the research question, defining an appropriate study population, choosing outcome measures, clinical research ethics and regulation, sample size determination, and statistical analysis issues. Students will design and present a clinical research study during the course. 4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS CI 680: LEGAL/ETH ISSUE
  This course description is currently under construction.
• GMS CI 691: Directed Studies in Clinical Research
  Directed study provides the opportunity for students to explore a special topic of interest identified by the student under the direction of a MSCR faculty member. Students may register after the MSCR faculty member has agreed to work with the student on a specific project. 2-4 cr, Fall sem.
• GMS CI 692: Directed Studies in Clinical Research
  Directed study provides the opportunity for students to explore a special topic of interest identified by the student under the direction of a MSCR faculty member. Students may register after the MSCR faculty member has agreed to work with the student on a specific project. 2-4 cr, Spring sem.
• GMS CI 789: Critical Evaluation of the Medical Literature
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMSCI675 or Consent of Instructor. - The goal of this course is to provide experience in reading and evaluating the current medical research literature that may be pertinent to the origination, design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical research. In order to most effectively teach these skills, the course will be conducted in a discussion-based format.
• GMS CI 790: Seminar in Clinical Research
  Graduate Prerequisites: GMS CI 675 - The goal of this course will be to provide students experience in the reading and evaluation of recent basic science literature that may be pertinent to the origination and design of clinical research. The course will be a seminar format. It will consist of the evaluation of assigned readings of recent literature which may be relevant to the treatment of human diseases and which might be expected to lead to further animal experiments and to culminate in human trials. This format will provide an opportunity to learn to critically evaluate basic science literature and to develop oral presentation skills essential to function as a manager of clinical trials. 2 cr, Spring sem.