Second Year Upper Level Courses
(courses are in addition to the first year graduate curriculum) Back
| 2007 | Course Number | Course Name | Course Coordinator |
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| SGS8110 |
Physiomics and Pharmacogenomics Physiomics is the study of the complex pathways linking function with gene products. Advances in genetic mapping and sequencing have given rise to the next great challenge and opportunity for physiology: to link genes and complex pathways to physiology and disease. Pharmacogenomics, in turn, holds the promise that drugs might be adapted to each person's own genetic makeup, and that genetic control can be a means of treating disease. This course will serve as a mechanism to introduce students to these rapidly changing fields. Importantly, the course will highlight functional complexities due to gene interactions with the environment (nutrition, aging, gender exercise, disease). Experimental aspects of scientific information will be emphasized. Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of the first year biomedical sciences core curriculum, or permission of the course director |
R. Clinton Webb, Ph.D. | ||
| SGS8120 |
Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology Advanced study of cardiac and circulatory physiology and pharmacology that is heavily based on current literature. There is little to no time devoted to covering material at the level that was covered in the core course, and the intent is to use that material as a base for studying new advances and current understanding of various aspects of the cardiovascular system. The course is broken into 3 main areas: cardiac, vascular, and integrative circulatory, and it is co-directed by the physiology and pharmacology departments. Class meets once per week for 3-hour sessions, and class participation, in addition to 3 exams, is a significant component of the final grade. |
Mike Brands, Ph.D. | ||
| PHY 9010, 9020 |
Seminar in Physiology Students attend weekly departmental seminars and participate in one hour of classroom instruction per week. The classroom portion of the course focuses on presentation skills and includes readings and discussion of a textbook on scientific presentations. Each year students are expected to make two presentations to the class. One presentation takes the form of a journal club based on that week's seminar speaker. The other presentation takes the form of a 30-40 minute seminar about his or her own research. The course is designed to provide students with essential skills for presenting their research and gives them an opportunity to obtain critical feedback from the course director and their peers. Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of the first year biomedical sciences core curriculum |
Derek Schreihofer, Ph.D. | ||
| PHY 9210 | Investigation of a Problem | Staff | ||
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PHY 9300 |
Research | Staff |
