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Prerequisite: BIOL 307 or permission of instructor. A continuation and extension of BIOL 307. Topics include fetal development, pregnancy and lactation, stress and exercise physiology, sensory function, endocrine disruption, and aging. Course includes both classroom and laboratory components and is designed for biology majors and/or students in the allied health fields.

Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and CHEM 210, or permission of the instructor. A study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules, particularly proteins. Topics include acid-base equilibria, protein folding, enzyme catalysis, allosterism and protein engineering.

Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and CHEM 210, or permission of the instructor. A study of the generation and storage of metabolic energy and of the structure, biosynthesis and function of nucleic acids.

Prerequisites: BIOL 316 and BIOL 339, or permission of the instructor. The molecular biology of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Topics include gene mapping, diagnostic screening for genetic anomalies, molecular cloning and genetic regulatory mechanisms. Emphasis on current experimental techniques used to map genes and understand gene expression.

Prerequisite: BIOL 424 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to animal viruses with emphasis on classification, structure, the molecular biology of replication and biological activity within eukaryotic cells.

Prerequisites: BIOL 331 and BIOL 339, or permission of the instructor. Theories and mechanism of the immune response, including structure and function of immunoglobulins, antigen-antibody reactions, immunobiology, immunogenetics, immunologic enhancement, immunologic protection, immunologic injury, humoral and cell mediated immunity and experimental methods of analysis of antigen-antibody reactions.

Prerequisite: BIOL 316 or permission of the instructor. This integrated lab-lecture course provides basic concepts and hands-on experience with common molecular genetics and recombinant DNA methods. Topics include techniques for the isolation of DNA and RNA, gene cloning employing plasmid vectors, DNA sequencing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, expression of fusion proteins in E. coli, and web-based analysis of sequence data.

Prerequisite: BIOL 316 or permission of the instructor This is a hands-on, applied course that will introduce students to the use of computer software and Web servers in the analysis of biological sequence data (DNA and protein). Topics include: Pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, BLAST, scoring matrices, phylogenetic analysis, DNA sequence analysis and prediction of 2-D and 3-D molecular structures.

Prerequisite: BIOL 338 or permission of the instructor. Analyzes how environmental fluctuations impact plant populations, along with current problems in plant ecology. Topics include the vital processes of plants, the effects of environmental factors on their metabolism and energy transformations and their ability to adapt to these factors.

Prerequisite: Open to biology majors with senior standing and a GPA of 2.0 or above in biology who have completed the three biology core classes (BIOL 201, BIOL 202 and BIOL 203) and three elective classes in biology at the 300-level or above or with permission of the department. Advanced study in biological science. Each semester the topic will vary according to instructor and student interest. Students will apply knowledge and skills developed in prior course work and will work collaboratively to develop a grant proposal, review article, introductory biology text or other significant document. Students may use this class as the capstone or as a 3-credit elective. Students taking this course to satisfy the capstone requirement are required to also take the ETS Major Field Test in Biology during finals week.

Prerequisites:16 credits in Biology or Permission of the instructor. This course will cover a specific current topic in Biology not offered in the usual listing of electives. This course may count as an elective for the major.

Prerequisite: By invitation of the department. The departmental honors paper is a two-semester senior-year program designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or special projects in close coordination with faculty advisers. Departmental honors students are known as the Christine P. Tischer Scholars and receive 6 credits for this work. Students taking this course to satisfy the capstone requirement are required to also take the ETS Major Field Test in Biology during finals week.