printer friendly pageBIO 149: The Neurobiology of Sleep (BIO 249, HUMBIO 161)
Preference to seniors and graduate students. The neurochemistry and neurophysiology of changes in brain activity and conscious awareness associated with changes in the sleep/wake state. Behavioral and neurobiological phenomena including sleep regulation, sleep homeostasis, circadian rhythms, sleep disorders, sleep function, and the molecular biology of sleep. Enrollment limited to 16.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
BIO 150: Human Behavioral Biology (BIO 250, HUMBIO 160)
Multidisciplinary. How to approach complex normal and abnormal behaviors through biology. How to integrate disciplines including sociobiology, ethology, neuroscience, and endocrinology to examine behaviors such as aggression, sexual behavior, language use, and mental illness.
Last offered: Spring 2014
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
BIO 152: Imaging: Biological Light Microscopy (MCP 222)
Survey of instruments which use light and other radiation for analysis of cells in biological and medical research. Topics: basic light microscopy through confocal fluorescence and video/digital image processing. Lectures on physical principles; involves partial assembly and extensive use of lab instruments. Lab. Prerequisites: some college physics, Biology core.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
BIO 153: Cellular Neuroscience: Cell Signaling and Behavior (PSYCH 120)
Neural interactions underlying behavior. Prerequisites:
PSYCH 1 or basic biology.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Wine, J. (PI)
BIO 154: Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
For advanced undergraduate students. Cellular and molecular mechanisms in the organization and functions of the nervous system. Topics: wiring of the neuronal circuit, synapse structure and synaptic transmission, signal transduction in the nervous system, sensory systems, molecular basis of behavior including learning and memory, molecular pathogenesis of neurological diseases. Satisfies Central Menu Areas 2 or 3 for Bio majors. Prerequisite for undergraduates: Biology core or equivalent, or consent of instructors.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Clandinin, T. (PI)
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Luo, L. (PI)
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Shen, K. (PI)
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Dickinson, J. (TA)
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Fisher, Y. (TA)
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Li, J. (TA)
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Wan, J. (TA)
BIO 158: Developmental Neurobiology (BIO 258)
For advanced undergraduates and coterminal students. The principles of nervous system development from the molecular control of patterning, cell-cell interactions, and trophic factors to the level of neural systems and the role of experience in influencing brain structure and function. Topics: neural induction and patterning cell lineage, neurogenesis, neuronal migration, axonal pathfinding, synapse elimination, the role of activity, critical periods, and the development of behavior. Satisfies Central Menu Areas 2 or 3. Prerequisite:
BIO 42 or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
McConnell, S. (PI)
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Albarran, E. (TA)
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Berns, N. (TA)
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Instructors:
McConnell, S. (PI)
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Albarran, E. (TA)
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Berns, N. (TA)
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Kurshan, P. (TA)
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Moghbel, M. (TA)
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Yee, A. (TA)
BIO 160A: Developmental Biology I
Focus is on the molecular mechanisms underlying the generation of diverse cell types and tissues during embryonic and post-embryonic animal development. The role of cell-cell communication in controlling key developmental decisions. Topics covered in this quarter include embryonic axis formation, morphogen signaling, cell type specification and stem cells. Experimental logic and methods of research in developmental biology. Discussions of research papers. Satisfies Central Menu Areas 1 or 2. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
BIO 160B: Developmental Biology II
Continuation of
BIO 160A. Focus is on the molecular mechanisms underlying the generation of diverse cell types and tissues during embryonic and post-embryonic animal development. The role of cell-cell communication in controlling key developmental decisions. The topics include sexual control of development, tissue polarity and growth, cell migration, regeneration, and the evolution of developmental mechanisms. Experimental logic and methods of research in developmental biology. Discussions of research papers. Satisfies Central Menu Areas 1 or 2. Prerequisites: Biology Core and 160A, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Simon, M. (PI)
BIO 174: Human Skeletal Anatomy (ANTHRO 175, ANTHRO 275, BIO 274, HUMBIO 180)
Study of the human skeleton (a. k. a. human osteology), as it bears on other disciplines, including medicine, forensics, archaeology, and paleoanthropology (human evolution). Basic bone biology, anatomy, and development, emphasizing hands-on examination and identification of human skeletal parts, their implications for determining an individual¿s age, sex, geographic origin, and health status, and for the evolutionary history of our species. Three hours of lecture and at least three hours of supervised and independent study in the lab each week.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Klein, R. (PI)
BIO 188: Biochemistry I (BIO 288, CHEM 181, CHEMENG 181, CHEMENG 281)
Structure and function of major classes of biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. Mechanistic analysis of properties of proteins including catalysis, signal transduction and membrane transport. Students will also learn to critically analyze data from the primary biochemical literature. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1 for Bio majors. (CHEMENG offerings formerly listed as 188/288.) Prerequisites:
CHEM 33, 35, 131, and 135 or 171.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Du Bois, J. (PI)
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Khosla, C. (PI)
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