Brain structure and function emphasizing cellular and molecular approaches to neural development, plasticity and degeneration. The ecological, systematic, and physiological implications of the marine environment. Laboratory will include field trips. A field course in marine biology of coral reef in the Virgin Islands. Emphasis on taxonomy and data collecting.
Students undertake projects on the reef.
Emphasis on vertebrate taxa. Virus structure, function, and interactions with the host, emphasis on bacterial and animal viruses. Serological skills and techniques employed in modern immunology. A course in laboratory techniques including competitive binding assays, monoclonal and polyclonal antibody production, fluorescent labeling, and western blot analysis. Laboratory includes experience with cell culture.