The physiology of humans and other vertebrates on a system-by-system basis (e.g., circulatory, respiratory, digestive, etc.). Emphasis on understanding fundamental physiological concepts. Concentrates primarily on human physiology, but examples from other vertebrate animals used to illustrate some physiological phenomena.

Lab for BIOLOGY 197FH

Lab for BIOLOGY 197FH

Quantitative Systems Biology, applies the theme of modeling and hands-on experimentation to core concepts in evolution, physiology, and ecology. Cutting-edge research in each of these fields relies heavily on quantitative approaches to understand how organisms function, interact with their environments, and change over evolutionary time. This course uses a combination of lectures that integrate applied math and the study of organism-level systems and labs in which students use in silico, in vitro and in vivo models to investigate those systems in detail..

Presentation of principles needed to appreciate the physiological mechanisms unique to plants. General areas include components and functions of cell structures and mechanisms of development. Examples from recent literature consider genetic engineering, sensory processes, and protection from biotic and abiotic stresses. Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 100-101 or BIOLOGY 103.

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Want to share your passion for all things STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)? If so, this may be the intern program for you! The Massachusetts Academy of Sciences is a not-for-profit organization with a mission of putting a face on science in the Commonwealth.

Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement for Biology majors. Students write and revise short papers on subjects likely to be encountered by biologists. Class discussion of papers. Prerequisites: 3 biological science courses, for declared Biology majors only.

This seminar is designed to stimulate critical thinking about ethical research and to engage students in discussion regarding research ethics in the life sciences. Topics to be covered will include responsible conduct of research, workplace ethics, mentoring, publication practices and authorship, collaborative research, and the use of animals and humans in research. Students will participate in discussion, review case studies, and give an end of the semester presentation.

This course focuses on the creation, maintenance and utlitiy of vbertebrate collections. Students learn to legally obtain, prepre, catalogue and store specimens in the University's collections. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission required to enroll. Grades of C or higher in Biology 100 & 101. In addition it is preferable that the student has recieved a C or higher in a 500 level Biology Lab such as Comp. Vert. Anat., Ichthoyology, Mammalogy, Herpetology, Vert. Fossils and Evol. or Ornithology.