This course will engage students in preparing and practicing their own short scientific talk based on their work. The emphasis will be on the strategies for delivery of clear, impactful language and use of visual aids to enhance the audience experience. We will critique and assess each other as well as departmental seminar speakers in order to discuss the wide array of successful speaking styles and devices. The goal is for each student to develop their own style and delivery of an engaging scientific presentation.

Understanding how a fetus develops from a single fertilized cell is a question that has perplexed biologists for over 100 years. While the field originally used only a few organisms and experimental techniques to tease out these questions, the last 15 years has seen fundamental shifts in the science of developmental biology. Advances in genetics, molecular biology, imaging and powerful new model organisms have brought the field closer to its goal.

Presentation and critique by students of recent scientific papers and their own work in progress.

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Specific problem in some aspect of animal or biological sciences/area of research interest. Students prepare a contract with their faculty sponsor. Can be used for master's students to review literature on the topic chosen for their laboratory research but this requires an oral presentation.

Generally this level is used by upper level undergraduates but can be used by beginning graduate students. All faculty.

A systematic introduction to components of the mammalian immune system and how it functions under normal and abnormal conditions. This course will cover both the cellular and molecular principles of innate and adaptive immune responses, including those that protect the host from infections, achieve central and peripheral tolerance, and provide immune surveillance against tumor cells. It also includes discussion of immune system dysfunction, including allergic responses, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency.

Comparative aspects of anatomy, embryology, endocrinology, and physiology of reproduction and lactation. Prerequisites: ANIMLSCI 220

Comparative aspects of anatomy, embryology, endocrinology, and physiology of reproduction and lactation. Prerequisites: ANIMLSCI 220

Comparative aspects of anatomy, embryology, endocrinology, and physiology of reproduction and lactation. Prerequisites: ANIMLSCI 220