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VTMB
Veterinary Molecular Biology
Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology
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VTMB 101CS INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY
VTMB 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
VTMB 271 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
VTMB 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
VTMB 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
VTMB 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
VTMB 406 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
VTMB 411 HYBRIDOMAS
VTMB 412 ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY
VTMB 413 FLOW CYTOMETRY
VTMB 414 ADVANCED MICROSCOPY
VTMB 421 GENOME SCIENCE
VTMB 422 FUNCTIONAL GENE EXPRESSION
VTMB 424 ETHICAL PRACTICE OF SCIENCE
VTMB 452 PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY
VTMB 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
VTMB 475 PREVETERINARY INTERNSHIP
VTMB 476R BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP(Core effective Summer odd years)
VTMB 477 BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE
VTMB 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
VTMB 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
VTMB 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
VTMB 500 SEMINAR
VTMB 501 EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY
VTMB 503 ADVANCED VIROLOGY
VTMB 505 EUKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION
VTMB 521 LABORATORY ROTATION I
VTMB 522 LABORATORY ROTATION II
VTMB 523 LABORATORY ROTATION III
VTMB 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
VTMB 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
VTMB 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
VTMB 590 MASTER'S THESIS
VTMB 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
VTMB 101CS INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY
F 3 cr. Lec 2 SEM 1
-- Introduction to an ever-growing industry. Course is designed to demonstrate the significance of biotechnology in today's world. Lecture series presented by research scientists, covering four areas (scientific basis of biotechnology, experimental techniques, applications and societal issues). History of 20th-century bitechnology will be followed in a student seminar. Cross-listed with PS 101 and MB 110.
VTMB 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and/or study on an individual basis.
VTMB 271 FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
F 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 102, Sophomore standing.
-- Location, structure and function of various tissues, organs, and systems of domestic animals. Lab utilizes ruminants and monogastric species.
VTMB 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined by 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.
VTMB 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT may be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: VTMB 290.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research projects.
VTMB 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing.
-- Directed undergraduate research.
VTMB
406 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
S 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 301; Recommended MB 401.
-- Selected viral, bacterial and protozoan infections of man and domestic animals will be covered with an emphasis on disease process and immune responses.
VTMB 411 HYBRIDOMAS
F 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 301 or consent of instructor.
-- This course will provide students with a thorough theoretical and practical appreciation and understanding of the uses and methods involved in the production of monoclinal antibodies.
VTMB 412 ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY
F 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 301, BIOL 301, or consent of instructor.
-- This course provides hands-on experience on assays commonly used in immunology for the detection of an immune response.
VTMB 413 FLOW CYTOMETRY
F 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 301, BIOL 301, or consent of instructor.
-- Theory and practice of flow cytometry with an emphasis on the analysis of mammalian cells.
VTMB 414 ADVANCED MICROSCOPY
F 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 301, BIOL 301, or consent of instructor.
-- Introduction to instrument design, operation and applications, and to modern techniques in preparing specimens for microscopic analyses, including computer-assisted microscopic imaging technology and microinjection.
VTMB 421 GENOME SCIENCE
S, 3 cr., LEC 1 LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: BCHM 340 or consent of instructor.
-- Course will train students in modern practice of genomics and functional gene expression using DNA cloning, automated DNA sequencing, and comprehensive sequence analysis.
VTMB 422 FUNCTIONAL GENE EXPRESSION
S, 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BCHM 340 or consent of instructor.
-- Theory of eukaryotic gene expression and methods for measuring gene transcription in eukaryotic cells.
VTMB 424 ETHICAL PRACTICE OF SCIENCE
S 3 cr. Sem 3
PREREQUISITE: PHIL 332, PHIL 338, or at least one three-hundred level series of any science course.
-- Examines the evolution of the scientific process with specific focus on the ethical responsibilities of scientists and to examine policies and procedures developed by the scientific community to ensure integrity in the research process.
VTMB 452 PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY
On Demand 1 cr.
PREREQUISITE: VTMB 410 series or consent of instructor.
-- Principles and techniques involved in biochemical analysis of proteins.
VTMB 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
VTMB 475 PREVETERNIARY INTERNSHIP
F,S,Su 2 - 4 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and consent of instructor.
--An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
VTMB 476R BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP
ON DEMAND 4 cr. IND 4 (change effective Summer odd years)
PREREQUISITE: Junior 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.
VTMB 477 BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE
F,S 2 cr. SEM 2
PREREQUISITE: VTMB 476.
-- Senior capstone course. Participants in this seminar section will bring closure to the student's required internship. Students will have the opportunity to refine their public speaking and writing skills through synthesis of the goals, progress, and outcome of their industrial or research laboratory experience. Exposure to many different types of internship outcomes will broaden the student's perception of the disciplines which contribute to the field of biotechnology.
VTMB 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined by 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.
VTMB 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: VTMB 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity.
VTMB 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
VTMB 500 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.
VTMB 501 EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MB 401.
-- Recent advances in and history of immunochemistry, immunogenetics, immunopathology, molecular and cellular immunology. Cross-listed with Microbiology 525.
VTMB 503 ADVANCED VIROLOGY
F alternate years, to be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor.
-- Considers the primary literature on viruses of animals, plants, and bacteria with the goals of understanding (1) the ubiquity of viruses in nature and (2) the solutions that viruses have evolved to maintain themselves in a host species.
VTMB 505 EUKARYOTIC GENE REGULATION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CHEM 442 and graduate standing.
-- Students in this course study the fundamental mechanisms of eukaryotic gene expression and this knowledge is placed within the context of modern genomics approaches. The course is divided between traditional lectures and a review of current literature in genome science, functional genomics (mRNA expression), and proteomics. Students learn basic informatics skills through a hands-on analysis of genome data with an emphasis on what can, and cannot, be learned from genome data.
VTMB 521 LABORATORY RESTORATION I
F 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: Must be a first year VMB Graduate Student.
-- An independent scientific project within a VMB research laboratory. Student should identify a question, master the necessary methods, collect and analyze data, and interpret how the data addresses the question. Final results are presented in a 15-minute departmental seminar.
VTMB 522 LABORATORY RESTORATION II
S 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: Must be a first year VMB Graduate Student. The VMB laboratory in which VTMB 522 is performed must be different from the laboratories in which VTMB 521 was performed.
-- An independent scientific project within a VMB research laboratory. Student should identify a question, master the necessary methods, collect and analyze data, and interpret how the data addresses the question. Final results are presented in a 15-minute departmental seminar.
VTMB 523 LABORATORY RESTORATION III
S 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: Must be a first year VMB Graduate Student. The VMB laboratory in which VTMB 523 is performed must be different from the laboratories in which VTMB 521 and VTMB 522 were performed.
-- An independent scientific project within a VMB research laboratory. Student should identify a question, master the necessary methods, collect and analyze data, and interpret how the data addresses the question. Final results are presented in a 15-minute departmental seminar. An independent scientific project with a VMB research laboratory.
VTMB 570 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.
VTMB 580 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.
VTMB 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. TUT 3 Maximum credits unlimited.
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 course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.
VTMB 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
VTMB 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
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