May be taken for satisfactory/unsatisfactory or graded credit, generally as the second graduate-level independent study taken. Involves an oral presentation at a laboratory meeting or to departmental faculty.

Presentation and critique of current primary research literature on cells, genes and development including developmental and reproductive biology, transgenesis and gene expression, oogenesis and signal transduction, mammary gland biology, and tumorigenesis.

Presentation and critique by students of recent scientific papers in the field of immunology and infectious diseases.

Presentation of research projects and literature review by faculty and graduate students within the department as well as by guest speakers from around the world.

Specific problem in some aspect of animal or biological sciences. May be taken for satisfactory/unsatisfactory or graded credit. Students register with the interested faculty member. Can be used for master's students to review literature on the topic chosen for their laboratory research but this requires an oral presentation. All faculty.

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

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This course is conducted collaboratively with other New England Land Grant institutions. Students and faculty collectively tour dairies and dairy related facilities during the first week in January. UMass students meet with the faculty advisor for a series of weekly discussion sessions to talk about each of the destinations.

Emphasis on topics such as wound care, vaccination, dental care, feed programs, lameness detection, parasite control, and breeding programs.