Molecular components and molecular mechanisms involved in the cell biology of neurons and glia, neuronal signaling, neuronal development, learning, memory, and diseases of the nervous system. Application of electron microscopy to study of cell structure and function. Lab projects utilize thin sectioning, negative staining, specimen scanning, darkroom printing, digital imaging, and other techniques. BIOL 300 or perm instr. Advanced laboratory techniques used in contemporary biological research, including areas such as immunology, microbiology, and molecular neurobiology.
Topics change from term to term.
A series of laboratory-intensive experimental projects, each lasting one week or more, which introduce current research techniques and include individual participation in planning and preparation of experiments. The focus is on a broad biotechnology topic such as the isolation, cloning, and expression of a gene, utilizing the techniques of molecular genetics. In Biology 1 or 2 cr. This course may be taken only once. Research paper written under the direction of a full-time faculty member in Department of Biological Sciences.