SPRING 2010 Advanced Courses


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Core Courses Electives
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Immunology & Microbiology Neuroscience
Genetics Molecular Cell Biology Physiology & Pharmacology

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IDP Core Courses

Contacts:  Susan Gardner, R1-102, 273-8601, sgard@ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days / Time / Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)

Note:  All first-year IDP students will be registered for the following courses:

GMS 7003 Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research 1 Core 1-3

see syllabus

 Y W McCormack
GMS 6090 Laboratory Rotation 2     1-3     Y   
Core Courses:
GMS 6007 Fundamentals of Neuroscience 2 Core  1 Modified Core Course Times - 
see Syllabus
Y J Streit
GMS 6008 Fundamentals of Physiology & Functional Genomics 2 Core  1 Core Course Times - see Syllabus Y G Walter
GMS 6009 Principles of Drug Action 2 Core  2 Core Course Times - see Syllabus Y S Baker

GMS 6065

Fundamentals of Cancer Biology 2 Core  2 Core Course Times - see Syllabus Y D Siemann
GMS 6006 Fundamentals of Immunology & Microbiology 2 Core  3 Core Course Times - see Syllabus Y E Chan
GMS 6005 Fundamentals of Developmental Biology 2 Core  3 Core Course Times - see Syllabus Y P Oh


IDP Electives

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days / Time / Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)
GMS 7001 Fundamentals of Biomedical Science Education 2 Semester 1-3 MW 2:00-3:00 TBA N W McCormack
GMS 5905 Special Topics in Biomedical Science:  Applied Biostatistics II 3 Semester 1-3 T or W? 2:00-5:00 TBA N TBA
PET 5936 Current Topics in Exercise and Sport Sciences:  Grant Writing / Professional Skills 3 Semester 1-3 M 3:00-6:00 1036 Weimer Hall N S Powers
GMS 7795 Write Club 1
(This is prerequisite for Write Club 2 in Fall; by permission of instructor only)
1 Elective 1-3 T 4:00-5:00 L1-100B N S Semple-Rowland

Other courses NOT OFFERED IN SPRING 2010 but offered in other years:

GMS 6841 Design and Analysis of Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences 3 Semester 1-3 MWF 3:00-3:50 TBA N S Wu


Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advanced Concentration (MSB)

Graduate Secretary:  Elise Feagle, R3-234, 392-6896, slide99@ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days Time Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)
BCH 6875 Crystallography Journal Club
(new in Spring 2007)
1 Journal
Club
1-3 M 3:00-3:50 R3-265 N R McKenna
BCH 6107 Biophysical Techniques in Proteomics and Protein Science  (new in Spring 2007) 1 Module 1 MWF 9:35-10:25 R3-265 Y R McKenna
BCH 6746

Structural Biology:  Macromolecular Structure Determination

1 Module 1 MTWF 10:40-11:30 R3-265 Y D Purich
BCH 6747 Structural Biology / Adv. Physical Biochemistry: Spectroscopy & Hydrodynamics 1 Module 2 MTWF 10:40-11:30 R3-265 Y D Purich
BCH 7515 Structural Biology:  Kinetics and Thermodynamics 1 Module 3 MTWF 10:40-11:30 R3-265 Y D Purich
BCH 6740 Physical Biochemistry/Structural Biology 
(same as BCH 6746+6747+7515 above)
3 Semester  1-3 MTWF 10:40-11:30 R3-265 Y D Purich
BCH 6415 Advanced Molecular & Cell Biology 3 Semester 1-3 MWF 11:45-12:35 R3-265 Y T Yang
BCH 6876 Recent Advances in Membrane Biology  1 Journal
Club
1-3 M 11:45-12:35 LG-110 N S Frost & J Long
BCH 6877 Recent Advances in Structural Biology 1 Journal
Club
1-3 W 11:45-12:35 2205 NFB (New Physics Bldg) N A Edison
BCH 6878 Recent Advances in Cytoskeletal Processes 1 Journal
Club
1-3 Th 9:30-10:30  R3-265 N D Purich
BCH 6936 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Seminar 1 Seminar 1-3 T 11:45-12:30  R3-265 N L Bloom
GMS 5905 Research Discussion 1 Seminar 1-3 T 4:00-5:00 R3-265 N P. Laipis
GMS 6195 Epigenetics Journal Club (with MSG) 1 Journal Club 1-3 Th 12:00-1:00 CGR 351A M Kladde, T Yang,  J Bungert


Genetics Advanced Concentration (MSG)

Graduate Secretary:  Joyce Conners, R2-293, 392-3314, conners@mgm.ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days Time Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)
GMS 6011

Mouse Genetics

(even-numbered years)

1 Module 1 MWF 3:00-4:00 CGR 351A N L. McIntyre
GMS 6013 Developmental Genetics (with MSM) 
(even-numbered years)
1 Module 3 TTh 10:00-11:30 CGR 351A Y2 B Harfe & M Cohn
GMS 6015 Human Genetics II
(even-numbered years)
1 Module 3 T/Th 2:30-4:00 R2-265    M Wallace
GMS 6034 Advanced Virology I, Genetics & RNA Viruses (with MSI) 1 Module 1

MWF

9:35-10:25 R2-265 N R Renne
GMS 6145 Special Topics:  Immunology of Gene Transfer (with MSI)
(new in Spring 2007) 
(even-numbered years)
1 Module  3 MW 1:00-2:30 CGR 236 R Herzog

GMS 6155

DNA Microarray Data Analysis

(even-numbered years)

1 Module 3 W 5:30-7:30 R2-265   H Baker
GMS 6231 Genomics and Bioinformatics
(new in Spring 2007)
3 Module 1-3

T

Th

10:40-12:30

10:40-11:30

CGR 351A N M Kirst
GMS 6195 Epigenetics Journal Club (with MSB) 1 Journal Club 1-3 Th 12:00-1:00 CGR 351A M Kladde & T Yang
GMS 6221 Ethics in Genetics
(new in Spring 2009)
1 Semester 1-3 TBA TBA TBA N TBA
GMS 6920 Genetics Seminar 1 Journal Club 1-3 W 4:00-5:00 CGR 451A/B N M Wallace
GMS 6290

Genetics/Genomics Seminar

1

Semester 1-3 M 4:00-5:00 CGR 451A/B   L Brocchieri

Other courses NOT OFFERED IN SPRING 2010 but offered in other years:

GMS 6232 Advanced Application of Bioinformatics in Genetic Research (max 6 students)

1

Module

2-3 Th 1:00-2:30 CGR 291 N L Zhou & A Riva
GMS 6012 Human Genetics I
(odd-numbered years)
1 Module 2 MW 10:30-12:00 R2-265 Y1 M Wallace


Immunology & Microbiology Advanced Concentration (MSI)

Graduate Secretary:  Joyce Conners, R2-293, 392-3314, conners@mgm.ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days Time Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)
GMS 6382 Advanced Cellular & Molecular Immunology 1 Module 1 MWF 10:40-11:30 D6-10 N M Clare-Salzler
GMS 6337 B Cell Development in Health and Disease (new in Spring 2007) 1 Module 2 MWF 10:40-11:30 D6-10 N L Morel
GMS 6030 Autoimmunity 1 Module 3 MTW 10:40-11:30 D6-10 N A Peck
GMS 6034 Advanced Virology I, Genetics & RNA Viruses (with MSG) 1 Module 1 MWF 9:35-10:25 R2-265 N R Renne
GMS 6035 Advanced Virology II, RNA Viruses 1 Module 2

MWF

9:35-10:25 R2-265 N R Renne
GMS 6036 Advanced Virology III, DNA Viruses 1 Module 3 MWF 9:35-10:25 R2-265 N R Renne
GMS 6040 Host-Pathogen Interactions
(offered in even-numbered years)
1 Module 1 TTh 9:30-11:00 DG-41 N J Brady
GMS 6121 Infectious Disease 3 Semester  1-3  TTh 2:00-3:30 R5-265 Y S Jin
GMS 6145

Special Topics:  Immunology of Gene Transfer (with MSG)
(offered in even-numbered years)

1 Module 3  MW 1:00-2:30 236 CG N R Herzog
GMS 6198 Bacterial Pathogenesis Journal Club 1 Journal Club 1-3 W 12:00-1:00 R2-265 N S Jin
GMS 6196 Virology Journal Club 1 Journal Club 1-3 M 12-1 R2-265 N D Bloom & S Swaminathan
GMS 6193 Oral Biology Research Conference 1 Seminar 1-3 M 11:45-12:45 D3-3 N J Brady
 GMS 6191 HIV Journal Club 1 Journal Club 1-3 F 12:00-2:00 CGR 291 N M Goodenow
GMS 6921 Immunology Journal Club 1 Journal Club  1-3 

Th

12:00-1:00  R2-265 N L Morel
VME 6464 Molecular Pathogenesis 3 Semester 1-3       Y A Barbet
VME 6934 Molecular Pathogenesis 1 1 Module 1       Y A Barbet
VME 6934 Molecular Pathogenesis 2 1 Module 2       Y A Barbet
VME 6934 Molecular Pathogenesis 3 1 Module 3       Y A Barbet

Other courses NOT OFFERED IN SPRING 2010 but offered in other years:

GMS 6039 Bacterial Pathogenesis 1 Module 2 TTh 9:00-10:30   N  
GMS 6381 Special Topics:  Leukemia, Lymphoma & Immunodeficiency 1 Module 2 MTW 9:30-10:30 LG-110B N W Winter
GMS 6381 Immunopathology and its Clinical Analysis  (new in Spring 2007) 1 Module 2 MTW 9:30-10:30 LG-110B N W Winter
GMS 6169 Anti-Microbial Strategies 1 Module 3 TTh 10:00-11:30 R4-133 N S Jin


Molecular Cell Biology Advanced Concentration (MSM)

Graduate Secretary:  Kimberly Hodges, B1-03, 273-8473, kahodges@ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days Time Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)
GMS 6013 Developmental Genetics (with MSG) 
(even-numbered years)
1 Module 3 TTh 10:00-11:30 CGR 351A Y2 B Harfe & M Cohn
GMS 6063 Mechanisms of Aging 1 Module 2  TTh 1:00-3:00  ARRC Y C Carter
GMS 6321 Cellular & Molecular Basis of Kidney Diseases 
(even-numbered years)
1 Module 3

MWF

9:00-10:00 D6-10 N M Hatch & S Khan
GMS 6331 Stem Cell Biology 1 Module 1  MWF 12:50-1:40 CG-56 Y N Terada
GMS 6336 Advanced Stem Cell Biology - Regenerative Medicine 1 Module 2  MWF 12:50-1:40 CG-56  Y E Scott

GMS 6335

Advanced Stem Cell Biology - Tissue Engineering
Class website

1 Module 3  MWF 12:50-1:40 CG-56  Y C Cogle
GMS 6644 Apoptosis
(even-numbered years)
1 Module 2 MW 9:00-10:30 CGR 451A N D Liao & L Xiao
GMS 6690 Molecular Cell Biology Journal Club (MSM) 1 Journal Club

1-3

T 9:00-10:00 R5-265 N M Boulton

Other courses NOT OFFERED IN SPRING 2009 but offered in other years:

GMS 6061 The Nucleus
(odd-numbered years)
1 Module 1  T
Th
10am-12pm CGRC-491  Y A Ishov
GMS 6064 Tumor Biology
(odd-numbered years)
1 Module 3 MW
(1 F)
10:30-12:00 CGR 291 Y1 S Narayan
GMS 6062 Protein Trafficking 1 Module 2  TTh 1:00-3:00 CG-41  Y J Aris


Neuroscience Advanced Concentration (MSN)

Graduate Secretary:  BJ Streetman, L1-100, 294-0053, streetman@mbi.ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days Time Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)

GMS 6023

Principles of Neuroscience III: Translation Neuroscience Research 1 Semester 1-3 T 1:00-2:00 G316, HPNP  N J Kleim
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club: Pain

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 T 11:30-1:00 D11-11 N R. Yezierski
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club: Neuroplasticity

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 M 9:00-10:00 L1-101  N T Foster
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club: Prions

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 W 3:00 - 4:00 L1-101  N
D Borchelt 
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club: Cognitive Neuroscience

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 W 12:00-1:00 L1-101 N C Leonard
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club: Neuropathology/ Neuroimmunology

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 TH 8:30-9:30 L1-100B N W Streit
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club:

Neuroimaging/ Neuroradiology

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 TBA TBA TBA N S Blackband
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club:  Electrophysiology at Whitney Lab

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 TBA TBA Whitney Lab N D Bucher, Kraus-Epley, P. Anderson
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club:  Journal Club at Whitney Lab

(requires permissions of BJ Streetman)

1 Journal Club 1-3 TBA TBA Whitney Lab N D Zacharias
GMS 6074 Comparative & Evolutionary Neurobiology
(even-numbered years)
3 Semester 1-3 T,Th 1:00-3:00   L1-101 N G Shaw
& R Reep
GMS 6078 Synaptic Function and Plasticity (with MSP) 1 Module  2 T,Th 10:00-1:00 R5-231

N

R Papke
GMS 6079 Computers in Biology
(minimum 4 students required)
1 Module 2 M 1:00-4:00 L1-101
N
G Shaw
GMS 6080 Basic Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1 Module WF 10:00-1:00 L1-101 N S Blackband
GMS 7794 Neuroscience Seminar 1 Seminar 1-3 W

4:00-5:00

LG-101A

N

L Notterpek
GMS 6719 Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience 2 Module 1-2 T,Th 10:40-11:30 L1-101 N J Sanchez
GMS 6029 Write Club 1
(Prerequisite for Write Club 2 in Fall; by permission of instructor only)
1 Elective 1-3 T 4:00-5:00 L1-100B N S Semple-Rowland
GMS 6080 Basic Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(Offered Spring 2010)
1 Module WF 10:00-1:00 L1-101 N S Blackband
GMS 6792 Neuroscience Graduate Research Seminar 1 Semester 1-3 F 12:00-1:00 LG-101A N S Semple-Rowland
GMS 6029 Scientific Communication Workshop
 (new in Spring 2007)
1 Semester 1-3 TBA TBA Whitney Lab N B Battelle

Other courses NOT OFFERED IN SPRING 2010 but offered in other years:

 GMS 6750 Molecular Pathobiology of Neural Disease
(odd-numbered years)
1 Module  1  TTh

3:00-5:00

L1-101 N L Notterpek
GMS 6029

Brain Journal Club: Biomimetics & Tissue Neuroengineering

(Requires permission of  BJ Streetman)

1 Journal
Club
1-3 M 12:00-1:00 L1-101 N D Muir
GMS 6760

Comparative Biology of Cell Signaling
(need at least 4 students)

2 Module 3 M-F at the Whitney Lab Y B Battelle


Physiology & Pharmacology Advanced Concentration (MSP)

Graduate Secretaries:  Amy Davis, R5-234, 392-0663, aldavis@ufl.edu
                                  Robyn Edwards, M-556, 392-7730, redwards@ufl.edu

Course No. Course Title Credits Course
Type
Module Days Time Room 1st
Year
Course
Director(s)
GMS 6078 Synaptic Function and Plasticity (with MSN) 1 Module  2 T,Th 10:00-1:00 R5-231

N

R Papke
GMS 6490C Research Methods in Physiology:  Advanced Renal Physiology 2 Module  1 MWF 1:00-3:00

M-559

N C Baylis
GMS 6496 Recent Advances in Physiology 1 Module                 C Wood
GMS 6400C Principles of Physiology (course director permission required) same as GMS 6405+6406+6408+6411+6415 below 6   2-3  M-F see syllabus  C1-15,17  Y B Stevens
GMS 6405 Fundamentals of Endocrine Physiology (see Principles of Physiology) 1     M-F see syllabus C1-15,17  Y C Sumners
GMS 6406 Fundamentals of Pulmonary/Respiratory Physiology (see Principles of Physiology) 1     M-F see syllabus C1-15,17  Y P Sayeski
GMS 6411 Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Physiology (see Principles of Physiology) 1     M-F see syllabus C1-15,17  Y C Wood
GMS 6408 Fundamentals of Renal Physiology (see Principles of Physiology) 1     M-F see syllabus C1-15,17  Y C Baylis
GMS 6415 Fundamentals of Gastrointestinal Physiology (see Principles of Physiology) 1     M-F see syllabus C1-15,17  Y B Stevens
GMS 6491 Journal Club in Physiology 1 Journal Club  1-3 W 11:00-12:00 M-559 N P Sayeski
GMS 6495 Seminar in Physiology 1 Seminar 1-3 M 4:00-5:00 R5-265 N B Stevens
GMS 6590 Seminar in Pharmacology 1 Seminar 1-3 T 4:00-5:00

R5-265

N S Baker
GMS 6592 Ion Channels Journal Club:  Pharmacology, Biophysics & Excitable Membranes (with MSN) 1 Journal Club 1-3  Th 12:00-1:00   R5-231 N R Papke
GMS 6009 Principles of Drug Action 2 Core Section 2 Core Course Rooms & Times

Y

S Baker
GMS 7593 Special Topics in Pharmacology & Toxicology 3 Semester contact Course Director for more info
(this course runs Sept. thru Spring, but course registration is in the Spring)
N A Neims
GMS 7593 Functional Genomic Applications in Pharmacology & Toxicology
(even-numbered years)
2 Module 1-2 TBA TBA R5-231 N K Shiverick

FOOTNOTES: 

   Module 1 = Tuesday, January 5 - Monday, February 8, 2010  (# class sessions:  14 MWF or 10 TTh)
   Module 2 = Tuesday, Feb. 9 - Friday, March 19, 2010  (# class sessions:  14 MWF or 10 TTh)
   Module 3 = Monday, March 22 - Wednesday, April 21, 2010  (# class sessions:  14 MWF or 9 TTh)
   Module 1-3 = all semester
No classes:  Monday, January 18, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday;  Mar. 8-12, UF Spring Break

First-Year = Yes/No - whether 1st year IDP students are allowed to register
Time conflicts:  1IDP core course lectures (MWF 8:30-10:30am);  2IDP core course discussions (T,Th 9:35-10:25am);  3IDP core course grand rounds (M, 4:00-5:00pm)
 

 
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