Courses
Didactic and seminar courses are offered in each of the departmental
research foci. The specific courses presented vary from year to year.
A list of current courses can be obtained by contacting the departmental
admissions coordinator. Students are encouraged to take courses related
to their interests in other academic units on campus.
30000, 30100. Human Morphology I, II
Ramirez, Sereno, Staff
Diverse approaches are taken to examine human structure at both the gross
and microscopic level. Functional, developmental, and evolutionary perspectives
are emphasized in understanding the structure of the body. Lectures, laboratories,
and readings will examine: (1) both human and nonhuman vertebrate morphology
and (2) general principles useful in the appreciation of structure in
any organism. Open to undergraduates. Prereq: consent of instructor.
30200. Gross Anatomy
Singer
Functional anatomy and organogenesis of the human body, based on dissection,
lectures, demonstrations and X-ray studies. Specifically organized for
the Medical Scientist Training Program, any graduate students and special
cases are encouraged to apply. Prereq: consent of instructor.
30600 Neurobiology
Kraig , Staff
Combined neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology and neurophysiology.
31300 Key Issues In Early Vertebrate Evolution (=EVOL 30300)
Coates
The course addresses questions about the origin of vertebrates, the interrelationships
of major gnathostome clades, and the fish-tetrapod transition. Undergraduate
level chordate biology required; familiarity with methods in systematic
biology advantageous.
31400, 31500 Vertebrate Paleobiology (=EVOL 30400, 30500)
Coates, Sereno, Shubin
Systematics, morphology, ecology, and evolution of fossil vertebrates.
Open to undergraduates.
32200 Scientific Illustration
Abrarczinskas
32500 Vertebrate Neural Systems
Ragsdale
This lab-centered course teaches students the fundamental principles of
mammalian neuroanatomy. Students learn the major structures and the basic
circuitry of the CNS and PNS. somatic, visual, auditory, vestibular and
olfactory sensory systems are presented in particular depth. A highlight
of this course is that students become practiced at recognizing the nuclear
organization and cellular architecture of many regions of brain in rodents,
cats and primates.
33400 Advanced Dissection
Singer
Laboratory work on special topics in gross anatomy. Prereq: OBA 30100,
30200, or equivalent and consent of instructor.
33600. Vertebrate Development (=DVBI 35600, EVOL 33600)
Prince, Millen, Ho
This advanced-level course combines lectures, student presentations, and
discussion sessions. It covers major topics on the developmental biology
of embryos (e.g. formation of the germ line, gastrulation, segmentation,
nervous system development, limb patterning, organogenesis). We make extensive
use of the primary literature and emphasize experimental approaches (e.g.
classical embryology, genetics, molecular genetics).
33800 Development And Evolution (=DVBI 35700, EVOL 33800)
Prince
Over the last decade, genetic and molecular approaches in a few model
systems (Drosophila, C. elegans, Arabidopsis, mouse, etc.) have led to
a detailed understanding of several steps in pattern formation during
the development of each respective organism. More recently, it has also
become clear that most of the genes identified as playing an important
role in development in one species have homologs in a variety of other
organisms and that in many cases there are clearly conserved aspects of
developmental and/or biochemical function for these homologous genes.
The purpose of this course is to evaluate how our knowledge of developmental
mechanisms in model organisms can help us understand the evolution of
development.
33900 Early Neural Development (=ORGB 33900)
Prince
34200 Biological Fluid Mechanics (=BIOS 22242, EVOL 34200)
LaBarbera
Properties of biological materials, mechanical analysis of morphology,
and principles of design optimization, with appropriate examples from
zoology, botany and paleontology. Lectures concentrate on solid mechanics
in odd-numbered years. Prereq: undergraduate chemistry and physics, consent
of instructor.
34300 Biomechanics Of Organisms (=BIOS 22243, EVOL 34300)
LaBarbera
This course examines how organisms cope with their physical environment.
It covers the properties of biological materials (bone, cartilage, tendon,
shell, wood, cuticle, etc.), mechanical analysis of morphology, and principles
of design optimization. Emphasis is placed on support systems of organisms.
Mechanical properties of biomaterials are analyzed in relation to their
underlying biochemical organization and biophysical properties. Students
carry out self-designed laboratory projects. There is a required laboratory.
34500 Computational Neuroscience I: Neurons (=BIOS 24221)
Ulinski, Staff
This course briefly reviews the historical development of computational
neuroscience and discusses the functional properties of individual neurons.
The electrotonic structure of neurons, functional properties of synapses,
and voltage-gated ion channels are discussed. PQ: Prior course in cellular
neurobiology or consent of instructor required. Prior or concurrent registration
in Math 200.
34600 Computational Neuroscience II: Vision (=BIOS 24222)
Ulinski, Staff
This course considers computational approaches to vision. It discusses
the basic anatomy and physiology of the retina and central visual pathways
and then examines computational approaches to vision based on linear and
non-linear systems theory, information theory and algorithms derived from
computer vision. PQ: BIOS 24222 and a prior course in systems neurobiology,
or consent of instructor, required. Prior or concurrent registration in
MATH 20100 recommended.
34700 Computational Neuroscience III: Language (=BIOS 24223 ,PSYC 34400)
T. Regier, Staff
This course discusses computational approaches to human language. It examines
the learning, production, and comprehension of language, through neural
network modeling of human linguistic behavior, and through brain imaging.
PQ: Consent of instructor.
35600 Paleobiogeography (=EVOL 45600)
Sereno
This course concerns the development of historical biogeography as a discipline
and the advent of more recent quantitative methods. Areas of special interest
include the quality of fossil and geologic records, the definition of
areas, the relationship of speciation and phylogeny to biogeography, and
methods that search for congruence. The course is aimed at defining hypotheses
open to test by empirical data or simulation.
37000 Topics In Systematics And Biogeography (=EVOL 47000)
Sereno
A graduate seminar which includes short lectures, one-page summaries of
readings, and class discussion. Topics include critical examination of
current methods in systematics and historical biogeography, their limits,
and applications to biological problems. The course assumes familiarity
with the principles of systematics and historical biogeography and requires
extensive readings from the current literature.
This text was last revised on 8/29/2003.
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