BIO 146: Population Studies
Series of talks by distinguished speakers introducing approaches to population and resource studies.
Last offered: Winter 2015
| Repeatable
for credit
BIO 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.
Last offered: Winter 2015
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
BIO 150: Human Behavioral Biology (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.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Gherardini, P. (PI)
;
Sapolsky, R. (PI)
;
Bharadwaj, M. (TA)
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Instructors:
Gherardini, P. (PI)
;
Sapolsky, R. (PI)
;
Bharadwaj, M. (TA)
;
Connolly, C. (TA)
;
Gherardini, P. (TA)
;
Hunter, L. (TA)
;
Khan, T. (TA)
;
Uyeda, M. (TA)
;
Warden, C. (TA)
;
Zhou, B. (TA)
BIO 151: Mechanisms of Neuron Death
For Biology majors with background in neuroscience. Cell and molecular biology of neuron death during neurological disease. Topics: the amyloid diseases (Alzheimer's), prion diseases (kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob), oxygen radical diseases (Parkinson's and ALS), triplet repeat diseases (Huntington's), and AIDS-related dementia. Student presentations. Enrollment limited to 15; application required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Sapolsky, R. (PI)
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: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Lewis, R. (PI)
BIO 153: Cellular Neuroscience: Cell Signaling and Behavior (PSYCH 120)
Neural interactions underlying behavior. Prerequisites:
PSYCH 1 or basic biology.
Last offered: Winter 2015
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
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.
Last offered: Spring 2015
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
BIO 156: Epigenetics (BIO 256)
Epigenetics is the process by which phenotypes not determined by the DNA sequence are stably inherited in successive cell divisions. Course will cover the molecular mechanisms governing epigenetics, ranging from the discovery of epigenetic phenomena to present-day studies on the role of chromatin, DNA methylation, and RNA in regulating epigenetics processes. Topics include: position effect gene expression, genome regulation, gene silencing & heterochromatin, histone code, DNA methylation & imprinting, epigenetics & disease, and epigenetic-based therapeutics. Prerequisite: BIO41 and BIO42 or consent of instructor, advanced biology course such as
Bio104
Last offered: Spring 2015
BIO 157: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants (BIO 257)
Biochemical and molecular basis of plant growth and adaptation. Topics include: hormone signal transduction; photoreceptor chemistry and signaling; metabolite sensing and transport; dynamics of photosynthesis; plant innate immunity and symbiosis. Lectures and readings will emphasize research methods. Prerequisite: Biology core or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2014
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
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.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
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