printer friendly pageHUMBIO 4A: The Human Organism
Organ system physiology: the principles of neurobiology and endocrinology, and the functions of body organs. The mechanisms of control, regulation, and integration of organ systems function.
HUMBIO 4A and 4B must be taken concurrently.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Fernald, R. (PI)
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Heller, H. (PI)
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Burch, H. (TA)
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Instructors:
Fernald, R. (PI)
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Heller, H. (PI)
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Burch, H. (TA)
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Jovel, I. (TA)
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Makuvire, T. (TA)
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Nguyen, C. (TA)
HUMBIO 91Q: Neuroethology: The Neural Control of Behavior
Preference to sophomores. Animal behavior offers insights about evolutionary adaptations and this seminar will discuss the origins of the study of animal behavior and its development to the present. How does the nervous system control behavior and how is it changed by behavior? We will analyze and discuss original research papers about the neural basis of behavior. The use and misuse of parallels between animal and human behavior. Possible field trip to observe animals in their natural habitat.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Fernald, R. (PI)
HUMBIO 113: The Biologies of Humans and Plants
The biological interdependence of humans and plants, particularly the ways in which people and plants have imposed selection pressures and ecological change on one another. Topics include evolution and basic plant structure; plant characteristics and genetic variants allowing domestication; effects of plant domestication on human biology; plants in traditional and contemporary diets; and human influences on plant biology through genetic manipulation and environmental change. Class meetings center on discussing journal articles.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Preston, K. (PI)
HUMBIO 117H: Human Behavioral Ecology (ANTHRO 161, ANTHRO 261)
Theory, method, and application in anthropology. How theory in behavioral ecology developed to understand animal behavior is applied to questions about human economic decision making in ecological and evolutionary contexts. Topics include decisions about foraging and subsistence, competition and cooperation, mating, and reproduction and parenting.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
HUMBIO 129M: Measuring Global Health (HRP 241, MED 231)
Open to MD, graduate, and undergraduate students. Assessing the global burden of disease, its distribution among and within countries, its causes, and appropriate interventions requires rigorous quantitative approaches. This course develops skills in these areas by critically examining questions like: How do we know who is sick and where? How are risk factors incorporated into our projections of future disease trends? How do we combine mortality and morbidity in a meaningful way? What works for improving health efficiently? Workshops build familiarity with relevant data and their analysis. Prerequisite: coursework in statistics, biostatistics, quantitative epidemiology, econometrics, or equivalent.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
| Repeatable
for credit
HUMBIO 130: Human Nutrition
The study of food, and the nutrients and substances therein. Their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease. Emphasis is on the biological, chemical, and physiological processes by which humans ingest, digest, absorb, transport, utilize, and excrete food. Dietary composition and individual choices are discussed in relationship to the food supply, and to population and cultural, race, ethnic, religious, and social economic diversity. The relationships between nutrition and disease; ethnic diets; vegetarianism; nutritional deficiencies; nutritional supplementation; phytochemicals.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Gardner, C. (PI)
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Williams, J. (TA)
HUMBIO 145L: The Biology and Evolution of Language (ANTHRO 171, ANTHRO 271)
Lecture course surveying the biology, linguistic functions, and evolution of the organs of speech and speech centers in the brain, language in animals and humans, the evolution of language itself, and the roles of innateness vs. culture in language. Suitable both for general education and as preparation for further studies in anthropology, biology, linguistics, medicine, psychology, and speech & language therapy. Anthropology concentration: CS, EE. No prerequisites.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Fox, J. (PI)
HUMBIO 157: The Biology of Stem Cells
The role of stem cells in human development and potential for treating disease. Guest lectures by biologists, ethicists, and legal scholars. Prerequisites:
HumBio 2A and 3A, or the equivalent in the BioCore in Biological Sciences.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
HUMBIO 158: The Human Genome and Disease (BIO 109A, BIO 209A, BIOC 109A, BIOC 209A)
The variability of the human genome and the role of genomic information in research, drug discovery, and human health. Concepts and interpretations of genomic markers in medical research and real life applications. Human genomes in diverse populations. Original contributions from thought leaders in academia and industry and interaction between students and guest lecturers. Students with a major, minor or coterm in Biology: 109A/209A or 109B/209B may count toward degree program but not both.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Davis, R. (PI)
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Heller, R. (PI)
HUMBIO 158G: Genomics, Bioinformatics and Medicine (BIOC 158, BIOC 258, BIOMEDIN 258)
Molecular basis of inherited human disease. Diagnostics approaches: simple Mendelian diseases and complex, multifactorial diseases. Genomics: functional genomics, epigenetics, gene expression, SNPs, copy number and other structural genomic variations involved in disease. Novel therapeutic methods: stem cell therapy, gene therapy and drug developments that depend on the knowledge of genomics. Personal genomics, pharmacogenomics, clinical genomics and their role in the future of preventive medicine. Prerequisites:
BIO 41 or
HUMBIO 2A or consent of instructor. Those with credit in BIOC 118 not eligible to enroll. Course webpage:
http://biochem158.stanford.edu/
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 6 units total)
Instructors:
Brutlag, D. (PI)
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