Biological Sciences – Biomedical Sciences (BS)

Surveys major topics in cell biology, including structural, biochemical, and molecular aspects of cell function.

Principles and mechanisms of physiological regulation in animals, with a focus on humans.

Critical examination of moral questions arising in biomedical contexts, particularly due to new technologies and scientific discoveries.

Considers issues related to values in science such as collaboration, finances, legal issues, media, mentoring, ownership of ideas, scientific integrity.

Principles of developmental biology, including the development of major organ systems and their underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms. Illustrated mainly using vertebrate examples.

Covers emerging fields of genomics and proteomics. Discusses key technologies and their applications to the study of genomes.

Mechanisms of action of hormones; endocrine control of homeostasis, growth, stress responses, and reproduction.

Introduces major areas of neurobiology, from fundamental cellular and molecular processes through systems neuroscience and neural bases of behavior.

Antibody/antigen interactions, cellular response, cytokines, immunogenetics, immunoregulation, autoimmunity, psychoneuroimmunology research/medical perspectives.

Survey of the structures, properties and functions of major biomolecules; principles of the utilization and synthesis of these materials by living systems, and the relationship of these processes to energy production and utilization. Recommended for pre-health students. Cannot be used for biochemistry major credit.

Qualitative/quantitative analyses of constituents of biological systems, enzyme activity measurements and metabolic studies.

Surveys fundamental principles of genetics--the study of biological inheritance. Specific topics include Mendelian principles, molecular and functional genetics, gene regulation, cytogenetics, gene mapping, genetics of development, complex traits and population genetics.

Processes of adaptive change and speciation in sexual populations.