For students aiming for a professional career in the biological sciences or in medicine, these programs can lead to post-graduate studies and research careers in hospital, university or industrial laboratories.
BIOC 212
Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: An introductory course describing the biochemistry and molecular biology of selected key functions of animal cells, including: gene expression; mitochondrial production of metabolic energy; cellular communication with the extra-cellular environment; and regulation of cell division.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Thomas Duchaine, Arnim Pause, Maxime Bouchard
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BIOL 200
Molecular Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression.
Offered by: Biology
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent
- Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent
- Terms
- Instructors
- Francesco Fagotto, Monique C Zetka, Thomas E Bureau, Richard D W Roy
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BIOL 202
Basic Genetics
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences.
Offered by: Biology
- Winter, Summer
- 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial
- Prerequisite: BIOL 200.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CELL 204.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daniel J Schoen, Mario Chevrette, David Hipfner
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CHEM 204
Physical Chem./Biol.Sci. 1
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Amy S Blum
- Christopher J Barrett
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CHEM 212
Intro Organic Chemistry 1
4 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Michel Daoust, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Youla S Tsantrizos, Youla S Tsantrizos, David Noble Harpp
- Jean-Philip Lumb, Michel Daoust, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Michel Daoust, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Michel Daoust, Samuel Lewis Sewall
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CHEM 222
Intro Organic Chemistry 2
4 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken an equivalent Organic 2 at CEGEP (see McGill University Basic Math and Sciences Equivalence Table at www.mcgill.ca/mathscitable) or who have or are taking CHEM 234.
- Terms
- Instructors
- David Noble Harpp, Dmytro Perepichka, Michel Daoust, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier
- Karine Auclair, Michel Daoust, Michel Daoust, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier
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CHEM 287
Intro Analytical Chemistry
2 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods.
Offered by: Chemistry
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CHEM 297
Intro Analytical Chem. Lab.
1 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jan Hamier, Janine Mauzeroll, Janine Mauzeroll, Jan Hamier
- Jan Hamier, Janine Mauzeroll, Jean-Marc Gauthier
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BIOL 205
Biology of Organisms
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Unified view of form and function in animals and plants. Focus on how the laws of chemistry and physics illuminate biological processes relating to the acquisition of energy and materials and their use in movement, growth, development, reproduction and responses to environmental stress.
Offered by: Biology
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MIMM 211
Introductory Microbiology
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Microbiology and Immun (Sci): A general treatment of microbiology bearing specifically on the biological properties of microorganisms. Emphasis will be on procaryotic cells. Basic principles of microbial genetics are also introduced.
Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology
- Fall
- 3 hours of lecture
- Corequisite: BIOL 200
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
- Benoit Cousineau, Martin Olivier, Donald C Sheppard
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PHGY 209
Mammalian Physiology 1
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems.
Offered by: Physiology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ann Wechsler, Phil Gold, David S Ragsdale
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PHGY 210
Mammalian Physiology 2
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems.
Offered by: Physiology
- Terms
- Instructors
- John H White, Ann Wechsler, Tomoko Takano
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ANAT 262
Intro Molecular &Cell Biol
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anatomy & Cell Biology: The architectural, functional and temporal continuity of organelles and the cytoskeleton of mammalian cells is introduced as well as their functional integration in the phenomena of exocytosis, endocytosis, protein trafficking and cell motility and adhesion.
Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Winter
- 3 hours lecture
- Corequisites: ANAT 212 or BIOC 212 or BIOL 201
- Restriction: Open to students in biological sciences and others by special permission
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BIOC 300D1
Laboratory in Biochemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: A comprehensive course in modern biochemical techniques involving properties of enzymes, metabolism, fractionation of organelles from mammalian cells and molecular biology.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Imed Eddine Gallouzi, Imed Eddine Gallouzi, Josee Dostie, Kalle Burgess Gehring
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BIOC 311
Metabolic Biochemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: The generation of metabolic energy in higher organisms with an emphasis on its regulation at the molecular, cellular and organ level. Chemical concepts and mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis are also emphasized. Included: selected topics in carbohydrate, lipid and nitrogen metabolism; complex lipids and biological membranes; hormonal signal transduction.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Julie St-Pierre, Jacques Jean G Genest, Josee Dostie
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BIOC 312
Biochemistry of Macromolecules
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: Gene expression from the start of transcription to the synthesis of proteins, their modifications and degradation. Topics covered: purine and pyrimidine metabolism; transcription and its regulation; mRNA processing; translation; targeting of proteins to specific cellular sites; protein glycosylation; protein phosphorylation; protein turn-over; programmed cell death (apoptosis).
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Alain Nepveu, Nahum Sonenberg, Gordon C Shore
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CHEM 214
Physical Chem./Biol. Sci. 2
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Emphasis is placed on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.
Offered by: Chemistry
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CHEM 302
Intro Organic Chemistry 3
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 222, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- James L Gleason
- Hanadi Sleiman
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CHEM 362
Advanced Organic Chem Lab
2 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An advanced laboratory with experiments related to the theoretical principles and synthetic methods of modern organic chemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 302. Not open to Honours or Majors in Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Michel Daoust, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier
- Michel Daoust, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Mitchell J Huot, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier
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BIOL 309
Mathematical Models in Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Application of finite difference and differential equations to problems in cell and developmental biology, ecology and physiology. Qualitative, quantitative and graphical techniques are used to analyze mathematical models and to compare theoretical predictions with experimental data.
Offered by: Biology
- Fall
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite: one year of calculus. An additional course in calculus is recommended
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BIOL 373
Biometry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Elementary statistical methods in biology. Introduction to the analysis of biological data with emphasis on the assumptions behind statistical tests and models. Use of statistical techniques typically available on computer packages.
Offered by: Biology
- Fall
- 2 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory
- Prerequisite: MATH 112 or equivalent
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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COMP 202
Foundations of Programming
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Computer Science (Sci): Introduction to programming in a modern high-level language, modular software design and debugging. Programming concepts are illustrated using a variety of application areas.
Offered by: Computer Science
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: a CEGEP level mathematics course
- Restrictions: COMP 202 and COMP 208 cannot both be taken for credit. COMP 202 is intended as a general introductory course, while COMP 208 is intended for students interested in scientific computation. COMP 202 cannot be taken for credit with or after COMP 250
- Terms
- Instructors
- Daniel G Pomerantz, Jorg Andreas Kienzle
- Daniel G Pomerantz, Bettina Kemme
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MATH 203
Principles of Statistics 1
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Examples of statistical data and the use of graphical means to summarize the data. Basic distributions arising in the natural and behavioural sciences. The logical meaning of a test of significance and a confidence interval. Tests of significance and confidence intervals in the one and two sample setting (means, variances and proportions).
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
- No calculus prerequisites
- Restriction: This course is intended for students in all disciplines. For extensive course restrictions covering statistics courses see Section 3.6.1 of the Arts and of the Science sections of the calendar regarding course overlaps.
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Students should consult http://www.mcgill.ca/student-records/transfercredits/ for information regarding transfer credits for this course.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Christian Genest
- David B Wolfson
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MATH 222
Calculus 3
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.
Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Wilbur Jonsson
- Wilbur Jonsson
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PSYC 204
Intro to Psychological Stats
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychology: The statistical analysis of research data; frequency distributions; graphic representation; measures of central tendency and variability; elementary sampling theory and tests of significance.
Offered by: Psychology
- Fall and Winter
- Restriction: Not open to students who have passed a CEGEP statistics course(s) with a minimum grade of 75%: Mathematics 201-307 or 201-337 or equivalent or the combination of Quantitative Methods 300 with Mathematics 300
- This course is a prerequisite for PSYC 305, PSYC 406, PSYC 310, PSYC 336
- You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rhonda N Amsel
- David J Ostry
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BIOC 404
Biophysical Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: Hydrodynamic and electrophoretic methods for separation and characterization of macromolecules. Optical and magnetic resonance spectroscopy of biopolymers, and applications to biological systems.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 204, CHEM 214 or equivalent
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 404.
- Terms
- Instructors
- John R Silvius, William Claude Galley, Miroslaw Cygler
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BIOC 458
Membranes & Cellular Signaling
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: An integrated treatment of the properties of biological membranes and of intracellular signaling, including the major role that membranes play in transducing and integrating cellular regulatory signals. Biological membrane organization and dynamics: membrane transport; membrane receptors and their associated effectors; mechanisms of regulation of cell growth, morphology, differentiation and death.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- John R Silvius, Chantal Autexier, Nathalie Lamarche
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BIOC 503
Immunochemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: This course, presented in lecture format, emphasizes the molecular, genetic and structure function events that occur in the humoral immune response. Interleukins and other mediators of inflammation, a field in which rapid changes are occurring, are discussed. The clinical significance of fundamental biochemical findings is described.
Offered by: Biochemistry
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PSYT 455
Neurochemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychiatry: Covers biochemical mechanisms underlying central nervous system function. Introduces basic neuroanatomy, CNS cell types and morphology, neuronal excitability, chemically mediated transmission, glial function. Biochemistry of specific neurotransmitters, endocrine effects on brain, brain energy metabolism and cerebral ischemia (stroke). With examples, where relevant, of biochemical processes disrupted in human CNS disease.
Offered by: Psychiatry
- Winter
- Prerequisites: BIOC 311, BIOC 312 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BIOC 455
- Terms
- Instructors
- Naguib Mechawar, Ana Cecilia Flores Parkman, Tak Pan Wong
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BIOC 570
Biochemistry of Lipoproteins
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biochemistry: Structure, function and metabolism of lipids and lipoproteins as they relate to lipid storage diseases, obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Offered by: Biochemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: BIOC 311 or equivalent
- Restriction: Open to U3 and graduate students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2013 academic year
- Instructors
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BIOL 300
Molecular Biology of the Gene
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): A survey of current knowledge and approaches in the area of regulation of gene expression, post-transcriptional control of gene expression, and signal transduction.
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Frieder B Schöck, Paul Lasko
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BIOL 303
Developmental Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): A consideration of the fundamental processes and principles operating during embryogenesis. Experimental analyses at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels will be presented and discussed to provide an overall appreciation of developmental phenomena.
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Tamara L Western, Yong Rao, Daniel Dufort
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BIOL 304
Evolution
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): This course will show how the theory of evolution by natural selection provides the basis for understanding the whole of biology. The first half of the course describes the process of selection, while the second deals with evolution in the long term.
Offered by: Biology
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BIOL 313
Eukaryotic Cell Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): Cell biology of eukaryotes focusing on the assembly and function of cellular structures, the regulation of transcription; the dynamics of the cytoskeleton and its motors; mechanics of cell division; cell cycle and checkpoints; nuclear dynamics; chromosome structure and behaviour and experimental techniques.
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Monique C Zetka, Francesco Fagotto
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BIOL 314
Molecular Biology of Oncogenes
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Biology (Sci): The genes that cause cancer are altered versions of genes present in normal cells. The origins of these oncogenes, their genetic structure, regulation, and the biochemical properties of the oncogene-encoded proteins will be analyzed in an attempt to understand the origins of human and animal cancers.
Offered by: Biology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Loydie Majewska, Nada Jabado, Giuseppina Ursini-Siegel
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CHEM 382
Organic Chem:Natural Products
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Structure, synthesis, stereochemistry and biosynthesis of terpenes, alkaloids, antibiotics and selected molecules of medicinal interest.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 302
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CHEM 502
Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: This course will cover biologically relevant molecules, particularly nucleic acids, proteins, and their building blocks. In each case, synthesis and biological functions will be discussed. The topics include synthesis of oligonucleotides and peptides; chemistry of phosphates; enzyme structure and function; coenzymes, and enzyme catalysis; polyketides; antiviral and anticancer agents.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 402.
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CHEM 532
Structural Organic Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A practical course on the application of modern spectroscopic methods for the determination of structures of complex organic and organometallic compounds.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 352
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CHEM 552
Physical Organic Chem
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: The correlation of theory with physical measurements on organic systems; an introduction to photochemistry; solvent and substituent effects on organic reaction rates, etc.; reaction mechanisms.
Offered by: Chemistry
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CHEM 572
Synthetic Organic Chem
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Synthetic methods in organic chemistry and their application to the synthesis of complex molecules.
Offered by: Chemistry
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EXMD 502
Advanced Endocrinology 01
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Experimental Medicine: This course is designed for U3 students who are in a major or honours program in anatomy, biology, biochemistry or physiology and for graduate students. A multidisciplinary approach will be used to teach biosynthesis and processing of hormones, their regulation, function and mechanism of action. The material will cover hypothalamic, pituitary, thyroid, atrial and adrenal hormones as well as prostaglandins and related substances.
Offered by: Medicine
- Terms
- Instructors
- Andrew Bateman, Maia V Kokoeva
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MIMM 214
Intro Immun: Elem of Immunity
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Microbiology and Immun (Sci): Basic immunology, organs and cells, elements of innate immunity, phagocytes, complement, elements of adaptive immunity, B-cells, T-cells, antigen presenting cells, MHC genes and molecules, antigen processing and presentation, cytokines and chemokines. Emphasis on anatomy and the molecular and cellular players working together as a physiological system to maintain human health.
Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology
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MIMM 324
Fundamental Virology
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Microbiology and Immun (Sci): A study of the fundamental properties of viruses and their interactions with host cells. Bacteriophages, DNA- and RNA-containing animal viruses, and retroviruses are covered. Emphasis will be on phenomena occurring at the molecular level and on the regulated control of gene expression in virus-infected cells.
Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology
- Terms
- Instructors
- Greg J Matlashewski, Jose Guerreiro Teodoro, Chen Liang
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PHAR 300
Drug Action
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Principles of pharmacology and toxicology. Frequently encountered drugs will be used as a focus to illustrate sites and mechanisms of action, distribution, metabolism, elimination and adverse side effects.
Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Edith Zorychta, Barbara F Hales
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PHGY 311
Channels, Synapses & Hormones
3 Credits
Offered in the: - Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses on cellular communication in the nervous system and the endocrine system.
Offered by: Physiology
- Fall
- 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 afternoons per term
- Prerequisite: PHGY 209 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ellis Cooper, Riaz Farookhi, Ali Haghighi
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