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Class Schedule
Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 10:10 to 11:00 a.m.
Please note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Please check regularly for any updates.
08/24/09 |
Vassie Ware, Ph.D. |
Course Goals and Expectations |
Introduction |
08/26/09 |
R. Michael Burger, Ph.D. |
Information Processing in the
Nervous System |
Neuroscience |
08/28/09 |
R. Michael Burger, Ph.D. |
Advances in Neurological Medicine |
Neuroscience |
08/31/09 |
John Nyby, Ph.D. |
Drugs, The Brain, and Behavior |
Neuroscience |
09/2/09 |
Ryan Wynne, Ph.D. |
Don't Stop Until You Get Enough? Drugs and Their Modifying Effects on the Human Body |
Neuroscience |
09/4/09 |
Neal Simon, Ph.D. |
Drug Development/Clinical Trials |
Neuroscience |
09/7/09 |
NO CLASS – Labor Day |
09/9/09 |
Stefan Maas, Ph.D. |
Brain Complexity and Disease |
Neuroscience |
09/11/09 |
Colin Saldanha, Ph.D. |
Hormones & Neuronal Communication |
Neuroscience |
09/14/09 |
Susan Perry, Ph.D. |
Tissue Engineering and the Brain |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
09/16/09 |
QUIZ 1 |
09/18/09 |
Barry Bean, Ph.D. |
Fertilization, Sexual Development and Differentiation |
Cell Biology and Development |
09/21/09 |
Neal Simon, Ph.D. |
Sex Differentiation and Disorders |
Sexual Developmental Disorders |
09/23/09 |
Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. |
Cardiovascular Disease |
Cell Biology and Disease |
09/25/09 |
Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. |
Cellular Biomechanics |
Cell Biology and Mechanical Engineering |
09/28/09 |
Xuanhong Cheng, Ph.D. |
Microdevices for Clinical Diagnostics |
Engineered Biomedical Systems |
09/30/09 |
James Gilchrist, Ph.D. |
Microdevices for Clinical Diagnostics
(Part II) |
Engineered Biomedical Systems |
10/02/09 |
Matthias Falk, Ph.D. |
Microscopy and Tissue Engineering |
Cell Biology and Materials Science |
10/05/09 |
NO CLASS - Pacing Break |
10/07/09 |
Ned Heindel, Ph.D. |
Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices |
Chemistry and Biology Interfaces |
10/09/09 |
QUIZ 2 |
10/12/09 |
Jeff Sands, Ph.D. |
Viruses (Part I) |
Infectious Disease |
10/14/09 |
Jeff Sands, Ph.D. |
Viruses (Part II) |
Infectious Disease |
10/16/09 |
Jay Reuben, Ph.D. |
Gastroenteritis and Bacterial Pathogenicity |
Infectious Disease |
10/19/09 |
Joseph Frantz, Ph.D. |
Viruses: H1N1 |
Infectious Disease |
10/21/09 |
Vassie Ware, Ph.D. |
Antibiotics and Drug Development |
Infectious Disease |
10/23/09 |
Robert Skibbens, Ph.D. |
Cell Division and Cell Cycle |
Cell Biology and Cancer |
10/26/09 |
Robert Skibbens, Ph.D. |
Cell Division and Cancer |
Cell Biology and Cancer |
10/28/09 |
Linda Lowe-Krentz, Ph.D. |
Oncogenes and Cancer |
Cell Biology and Cancer |
10/30/09 |
Dimitris Vavylonis, Ph.D. |
Biophysics of Cell Division |
Cell Biology and Physics |
11/02/09 |
QUIZ 3 |
11/04/09 |
iBioSeminar (ASCB)
Brian Druker, MD
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Introduction to Genomics in Medicine by Prof. Ware, followed by iBioSeminar video,
"Imatinib (Gleevec) as a Paradigm of Targeted Cancer Therapies" |
Genomics |
11/06/09 |
Jutta Marzillier, Ph.D. |
Human Genome |
Genomics |
11/09/09 |
iBioSeminar (ASCB)
Brian Druker, MD
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Part II of Genomics in Medicine by Prof. Ware, followed by iBioSeminar video, "Extending the Imatinib Paradigm" |
Genomics |
11/11/09 |
Stefan Maas, Ph.D. |
Genome Organization |
Genomics |
11/13/09 |
Daniel Lopresti, Ph.D. |
Bioinformatics |
Computer Science and Genomics |
11/16/09 |
M. Kathyrn Iovine, Ph.D. |
Gene Expression in Zebrafish |
Molecular Biology |
11/18/09 |
QUIZ 4 |
11/20/09 |
Vassie Ware, Ph.D. |
Stem Cells: Introduction |
Stem Cell Biology |
11/23/09 |
Vassie Ware, Ph.D. |
Stem Cells and Fertility |
Stem Cell Biology |
11/25/09 |
NO CLASS - Thanksgiving Break |
11/27/09 |
11/30/09 |
Neal Simon, Ph.D. |
Dietary Replacement, Aging, and Mind |
Stem Cell Biology |
12/02/09 |
John Glod, MD, Ph.D. |
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Stem Cells, Cancer, Clinical Trials |
12/04/09 |
Vassie Ware, Ph.D. |
Concluding Remarks & Discussion |
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QUIZ 5 to be scheduled by the Registrar during the final exam period |
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