The laboratory will consist of plant tissue culture experiments. The role of molecular regulatory mechanisms as they pertain to the structure and function of genes in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems, DNA replication and regulation, control of gene transcription and translation and specialized topics such as mutation, recombination and oncogenes. The course emphasizes current concepts. Emphasis will be placed on learning quantitative approaches to solving problems in cell physiology. A fundamental course in physiology intended to provide broad coverage of the functions of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems.
Emphasis is on the vertebrates.
Training and professional experience in careand handling of aquatic animals. Interns do 120 hours of service trainning, maintain log records, and write a personal career evaluation based on the intern experience. Individual off-campus health science work and professional experience sponsored by an appropriate professional organization, company, or private practitioner. Internships are generally unpaid and involve student commitments of 120 hours of service to the sponsoring organization. Lectures and laboratories will emphasize contemporary bioanalytical and biological research at the cell and molecular levels.