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Microbiology
MB 501 PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION MB 515 ADVANCED MICROBIAL ECOLOGY MB 520 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY MB 525 ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY MB 528 ADVANCED GENETICS MB 530 VIROLOGY MB 535 GENOMIC ANALYSIS MB 536 EXPLORING MICROBIOLOGY MB 537 ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR EVOLUTION MB 538 CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MB 539 INFECTION AND IMMUNITY MB 540 APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY MB 541 MICROBIAL GENETICS MB 542 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY MB 544 ADVANCED BIOINFORMATIC MB 552 ADVANCED SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY MB 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER MB 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION MB 590 MASTER'S THESIS MB 591 SPECIAL TOPICS MB 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY MB 594 SEMINAR MB 598 INTERNSHIP MB 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
MB 501 PRINCIPLES & TECHNIQUES OF
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360.
-- Ethical, humane, anatomical, physiological, environmental and legal
considerations involved in the use of laboratory animals will be discussed
and information on non-animal alternatives provided. Bio-methodological
procedures, including anesthetic and surgical techniques will be demonstrated
and/or practiced in the laboratory.
MB 515 ADVANCED MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 415.
-- Critical review of literature on the distribution and activity of
microorganisms in natural microbial communities based on microbial adaption
and physical, chemical and biological features of the microenvironment.
A critical discussion of literature and approaches. Cross-listed with
LRES 515.
MB 520 MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360 and BCH 380.
-- An in-depth examination of microbial cell structure and function,
bioenergetics, and intermediary metabolism and control. Students will
also be expected to consider biochemical function within the context
of genomic sequences, and be able to formulate predictions for carbon
and energy flow.
MB 525 ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOB 410.
-- Recent advances in immunochemistry, immunogenetics, immunopathology,
molecular and cellular immunology. Cross-listed with IMID 501.
MB 528 ADVANCED GENETICS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 450 or equivalent.
-- Recent advances in microbial genetics with an emphasis on molecular
genetics and eukaryotic gene expression.
MB 530 VIROLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOB 425 or BCH 441/442 and graduate status.
-- Fundamentals of virology with emphasis on animal viruses of medical
importance. Molecular aspects of structure, replication transmission
nand host response to viral infection will be covered.
MB 535 GENOMIC ANALYSIS
F 4 cr. LEC 3 Lab 1
PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor needed.
-- The quantity of sequence information deposited into databases necessitates
that scientists train in both discovery and hypothesis-based research
that utilizes these resources. This class will cover experimental design,
database searching and management, sequence alignment, molecular pattern
recognition, and phylogenetics.
MB 536 EXPLORING MICROBIOLOGY
F 3 cr. ONLINE 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360and one of BIOM 415, BIOM 450, or BIOM 410 or
equivalent
PREREQUISITE: BS in Biology or equivalent degree
COREQUISITE: Graduate standing or petition approval from the Vice Provost
of Graduate Education.
-- Fundamentals of microbiology including history, microscopy, prokaryote
and eukaryote and cells, viruses and other acellular agents, microbial
evolution and diversity will be studied. This course is intended for
middle/high school/lower level college teachers and others in education
roles e.g. nature facilities.
MB 537 ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 410 or 450 or 455 or 528 or 538 or BIOL 402 or BCH
380 or BCH 441 or BIOB 475.
-- The educational objectives of this course are to provide graduate
students with a basic introduction to molecular evolution. The study
of molecular evolution encompasses the origin and evolution of life
on earth at the molecular level.
MB 538 CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Su 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 360, BCH 380 or BIOL 402, MB 536, or the equivalent.
COREQUISITE: Graduate standing or petition approval from the Vice Provost
of Graduate Education.
-- An inquiry-based laboratory in prokaryotic and eukaryotic C&MB
provides training in microbiological techniques: recombinant DNA, phylogenetic
analyses, growth, cell cycle regulation, gene expression, protein purification,
and immunoassays. Current literature and laboratory discussions cover
molecular approaches for investigating complex cellular mechanisms.
MB 539 INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Su alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. IND 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOB 410 or BIOM 435 or BIOM 431.
COREQUISITE: Graduate standing or petition approval from the Vice Provost
of Graduate Education.
-- An inquiry-based study of recent advances in understanding the etiology,
pathogenesis, chemotherapy and prevention of infectious disease which
includes analysis of current literature, case histories, and online
sources of information. This course is intended for practicing teachers
and those in the MSSE program.
MB 540 APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered starting 2011 3 cr. IND 3
PREREQUISITE: MB 536 and MB 541 or equivalent course.
COREQUISITE: BS in biology or equivalent; Graduate standing or petition
approval from the Vice Provost of Graduate Education.
-- Coverage includes biotechnology, industrial microbiology, antimicrobial
chemotherapy, public health, epidemiology, climate change, food, water,
wastewater, extreme environments, space travel, biodegradation, bioremediation
and bioaugmentation. This course is intended for middle/high school/lower
level college teachers, and others in education roles, e.g., nature
facilities.
MB 541 MICROBIAL GENETICS
Su alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Prokaryotes provide much of the understanding of fundamental genetics
for all organisms, especially through in vivo and in vitro
genetic tools. Transcription, translation, mutation and recombination
are considered, so that science teachers understand of fundamentals
of genetics. This course is intended for practicing teachers and those
in the MSSE program.
MB 542 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered 2010 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MB 536 or equivalent course.
COREQUISITE: BS in biology or equivalent; Graduate standing or petition
approval from the Vice Provost of Graduate Education.
-- Ecology of microorganisms in relation to nutrition, growth, control,
metabolism, biogeochemical cycling, natural environments and microbial
interactions will be covered. This course is intended for middle/high
school/lower level college teachers, and others in education roles,
e.g., nature facilities.
MB 544 ADVANCED BIOINFORMATIC
S 4 cr. LEC 3 Lab 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 535. This requirement can be waived at instructor's
discretion.
-- This course will cover advanced topics in Bioinformatics, including
genome assemblies and functional annotations of proteins. This training
will enable students to make confident predictions from biological sequences
and to develop testable hypotheses that will guide their experimental
work.
MB 552 ADVANCED SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL
MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LAB 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOM 452 or consent of instructor.
-- Advanced laboratory course. Microorganisms are targeted for isolation
and characterization, emphasizing those not normally encountered in
general microbiology laboratory. Biochemical cycling, contaminant biodegradation,
extremophiles, and plant-microbe interactions are typical topics is
investigated. Students employ classic and novel cultivation approaches,
identifying microbes based morphology, physiology, and phylogeny. Cross-listed
with LRES 552.
MB 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
F,S,Su 1-4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing and committee approval.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic
in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student
and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
MB 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. TUT
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate
Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of
their coursework (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional
faculty or staff time or help.
MB 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1-10 cr. IND Maximum 20 crs.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
MB 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each
offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
MB 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of
department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
MB 594 SEMINAR
F,S 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites
as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular
courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion
material. There are separate sections for departmental seminar, general/environmental
and biomedical microbiology journal clubs and graduate reading; consult
the Department of Microbiology Graduate Student Handbook for specific
requirements.
MB 598 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval
of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or
other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
MB 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1-10 cr. IND Maximum 30 crs.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
