Fundamentals of Biomedical Science I (GMS 6001) and First Year Fall Schedule
Course Director: Jim Resnick, Ph.D.
Section Leaders: Art Edison, Ph.D. (Biochemistry), Jim Resnick, Ph.D. (Genetics), Bill Dunn, Ph.D. and Jeff Harrison, Ph.D. (Cell Biology/Signal Transduction)
Shown below is a table displaying the dates and titles for all of the Lectures (“L”), Discussions (“D”), Team-Based Learning (“TBL”), Grand Rounds (“GR”), Tours , Exams & Reviews. Also included on this schedule are meetings for the course GMS 6003, Essentials of Graduate Research & Professional Development which are in bold. Sections are delineated with bold subheadings, and weeks are separated with blank rows. For course content, please click on the lecture title.
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Text books: Voet & Voet Biochemistry, 4th Edition; Lodish et al., Molecular Cell Biology, 7th Edition; Griffiths et al., An Introduction to Genetic Analysis, 10th Edition.
| Day | Date | Time | Room | Title | Instructors | |
| W | 14-Aug | 8:30-10:15 | Reitz Union | Graduate Student Orientation | ||
| W | 14-Aug | 10:30-12:00 | Reitz Union | International Graduate Student Orientation | ||
| T | 14-Aug | 10:15-11:15 | C2-3 | HSC Library Orientation (last names A-K) | M Tennant | |
| T | 14-Aug | 11:45-12:45 | C2-3 | HSC Library Orientation (last names L-Z) | M Tennant | |
| T | 14-Aug | 2:00-3:00 | C1-4 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Introduction | Susan Stanford | |
| T | 14-Aug | 3:00-4:00 | C1-4 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Fundamentals Radiation Concepts | ||
| T | 14-Aug | 5:00-7:00 | Biomedical Sciences Building Atrium | IDP Welcome Reception | ||
| W | 15-Aug | 10:00-12:30 | C2-3 | Database Searching Workshop (last names A-K) | M Tennant | |
| W | 15-Aug | 1:00-3:30 | C2-3 | Database Searching Workshop (last names L-Z) | M Tennant | |
| W | 15-Aug | 3:30-5:00 | LG-110 | Student Introductions | W McCormack | |
| Th | 16-Aug | 10:00-11:30 | C1-7 | UF Chemical Hygiene Program (CHP) & Chemical Safety | M Yanchisin | |
| Th | 16-Aug | 2:00-3:00 | C1-7 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Radiation Detectors & Survey Instruments | Susan Stanford | |
| Th | 16-Aug | 3:00-4:00 | C1-7 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Radioisotope Laboratory Techniques | Susan Stanford | |
| F | 17-Aug | 10:00-10:45 | C1-4 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Radiation Protection | Les Hines | |
| F | 17-Aug | 10:45-11:30 | C1-4 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation | Les Hines | |
| F | 17-Aug | 11:30-12:00 | C1-4 | Radiation Safety Short Course-Radioactive Waste | Bill Coughlin | |
| F | 17-Aug | 1:00-3:00 | C1-7 | Biological Safety, Blood-Borne Pathogens, Animal Contact Program | K Gillis | |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | ||||||
| Day | Time | Room | Title | Instructors | ||
| M | 20-Aug | 9:00-12:00 | R5-265 | At the Bench – Problem Solving 1 | McCormack/Norton | |
| M | 20-Aug | 1:00-2:00 | R5-265 | Listening to Learn | McCormack | |
| T | 21-Aug | 9:00-12:00 | R5-265 | At the Bench – Problem Solving 2 | McCormack/Norton | |
| T | 21-Aug | 1:00-2:00 | R5-265 | Selecting a Mentor & Dissertation Project | Gulig | |
| W | 22-Aug | 8:30-8:40 | C1-7 | Introduction | Edison | |
| W | 22-Aug | 8:40-9:20 | C1-7 | Principles of Evolution and Comparative Approaches in Biomedicine | Moroz | |
| W | 22-Aug | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Diversity of Life: Introduction into Major Groups and Model Organisms | Moroz | |
| W | 22-Aug | 11:00-4:00 | R5-265 | Advanced Program & Faculty Presentations | ||
| Th | 23-Aug | 8:30-10:25 | MBI lobby | AMRIS and X-Ray crystalography facility tours | Mareci/McKenna | |
| Th | 23-Aug | 11:00-4:00 | R5-265 | Advanced Program & Faculty Presentations | ||
| Th | 23-Aug | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Life in the Lab | Condit | |
| F | 24-Aug | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Primary Structure, amino acids, and peptides | Edison | |
| F | 24-Aug | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Secondary Structure: alpha helix, beta sheet, and turns | Edison | |
| F | 24-Aug | 11:00-4:00 | R3-265 | Advanced Program & Faculty Presentations | ||
| M | 27-Aug | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Tertiary Structure: Folds and Structure Classification | Edison | |
| M | 27-Aug | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Quaternary Structure: Macromolecular complexes | Edison | |
| M | 27-Aug | 11:00-4:00 | R5-265 | Advanced Program & Faculty Presentations | ||
| T | 28-Aug | 8:30-9:45 | C2-42 | “Epigenetics in the Extreme: Prions and the Inheritance of Environmentally Acquired Traits”, Halfmann and Lindquist, SCIENCE 330, pp. 629-32, 2010. | Lauren Gay | |
| T | 28-Aug | 8:30-9:45 | C2-43 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 28-Aug | 8:30-9:45 | C2-44 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 28-Aug | 8:30-9:45 | CG-49 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 29-Aug | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Membrane Proteins: Structural aspects and experimental challenges | Edison | |
| W | 29-Aug | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Protein folding and Chaperones | Edison | |
| Th | 30-Aug | 8:30-9:45 | C1-7 | Enzyme Mechanisms | Purich | |
| Th | 30-Aug | 8:30-9:45 | C1-7 | Enzyme Inhibition | Purich | |
| Th | 30-Aug | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Career Development Seminar: Peter Sayeki, Ph.D. “An Academic Career: How Did I Get Here and What Do I Do?” Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics |
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| F | 31-Aug | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Enzyme Kinetics – dose response | Purich | |
| F | 31-Aug | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Structure-based (rational) design of enzyme-directed drugs | Purich | |
| M | 3-Sep | Labor Day Holiday – No Classes | ||||
| T | 4-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-42 | ”Four generations of transition-state analogues for human purine nucleoside phosphorylase”, Ho et al., PNAS 107, pp. 4805–4812 (2010).” | Lauren Gay | |
| T | 4-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-43 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 4-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-44 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 4-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | CG-49 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 5-Sep | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Nucleic Acid Structure: DNA & RNA | Bungert | |
| Th | 6-Sep | 8:30-10:25 | C2-3 | Computer–based learning: Introduction to PyMOL | Edison Greg Stupp Brittany Lee Scott Harden |
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| Th | 6-Sep | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | How to Read a Scientific Paper | Condit | |
| Fr | 7-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | HTP seq techniques (ChipSeq and RNASeq, etc.) | R Renne | |
| Fr | 7-Sep | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | HTS Analysis | L Zhou | |
| Fr | 7-Sep | 10:40-12:00 | C1-7 | Review | All lectures | |
| M | 10-Sep | Rotation 1 begins | ||||
| M | 10-Sep | 8:30-11:30 | LG-101 | EXAM 1 | ||
| T | 11-Sep | 8:30-10:25 | CGRC Lobby | ICBR tour | Farmerie | |
| W | 12-Sep | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Chromatin, Chromosome, Genome Structure backup | Yang | |
| Th | 13-Sep | 8:30-10:25 | C2-3 | Computer–based learning: Introduction to MatLab Additional exercises Notes backup |
Edison Greg Stupp Brittany Lee Scott Harden |
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| Th | 13-Sep | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Introduction to Research Design | Bloom | |
| Fr | 14-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | DNA Replication I & II backup | Bloom | |
| M | 17-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | DNA Replication III backup | Bloom | |
| M | 17-Sep | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | DNA base damage and repair Outline backup |
Brown | |
| T | 18-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C1-7 | Structural Biology of AAV to Improve Gene Therapy backup | Agbandje-McKenna | |
| W | 19-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | DNA strand breaks and repair Outline backup |
Brown | |
| W | 19-Sep | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Protein/DNA interactions backup | Bungert | |
| Th | 20-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-3 | Computer–based learning: Basics of Data Analysis backup | Edison Greg Stupp Brittany Lee Scott Harden |
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| Th | 20-Sep | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Career Development Seminar Panel Discussion: “Ask a Postdoc” |
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| Fr | 21-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Gene and Promoter Structure backup | Bungert | |
| Fr | 21-Sep | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Transcription: Prokaryotes backup | Bungert | |
| M | 24-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Transcription: Eukaryotes I & II backup | Bungert | |
| T | 25-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-42 | 1) “High-Resolution Profiling of Histone Methylations in the Human Genome”, Barski et al., Cell 129, pp. 823–837, 2007 and 2) “Characterization of human epigenomes”,Wang et al., Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 19, pp. 127-34, 2009. Paper I backup Paper II backup |
Lauren Gay | |
| T | 25-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-43 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 25-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | C2-44 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 25-Sep | 8:30-9:45 | CG-42 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 26-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | RNA Interference (include microRNA) backup | Harfe | |
| W | 26-Sep | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Non-coding RNA backup | Bungert | |
| Th | 27-Sep | Self Study | ||||
| Th | 27-Sep | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | The Grants that Fund your Research | Siemann | |
| Fr | 28-Sep | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | RNA Processing: Splicing I (basic) & II (alternative) Paper backup |
M Swanson | |
| M | 1-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Protein Synthesis I & II backup | J Bungert | |
| T | 2-Oct | Self Study | ||||
| W | 3-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Review | ||
| Th | 4-Oct | Self Study | ||||
| Th | 4-Oct | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Oral Presentation Skills | Condit | |
| Fr | 5-Oct | 8:30-11:30 | C1-7 | Exam 2 | ||
| Genetics | ||||||
| M | 8-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Introduction Solutions: Ch. 2, Ch. 3, Ch. 4, Ch. 6, Ch. 12, Ch. 19 | J Resnick | |
| M | 8-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Chromosomes, Meiosis and Mendel’s Laws | J Resnick | |
| M | 8-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Mendelian Inheritance, Recombination, Linkage | J Resnick | |
| T | 9-Oct | 8:30-9:45 | C2-42 | Recombination mapping in drosophila Discussion Paper Guide | Lauren Gay | |
| T | 9-Oct | 8:30-9:45 | C2-43 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 9-Oct | 8:30-9:45 | C2-44 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 9-Oct | 8:30-9:45 | CG-42 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 10-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Physical Maps | J Resnick | |
| W | 10-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Analysis of Mutants | J Resnick | |
| Th | 11-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | C2-3 | CBL | Gennotes Punnett Greg’s website and contact info |
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| Th | 11-Oct | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Bumps in the Road |
Gulig | |
| Fr | 12-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Mutation and Cancer Genetics | J Resnick | |
| Fr | 12-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Population Genetics | M Wallace | |
| M | 15-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Genomics | Baker | |
| M | 15-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Cytogenetics | Driscoll | |
| T | 16-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Student Seminar | Ron Batra | |
| T | 16-Oct | 11:45 | R3-265 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Concentration Presentations | ||
| T | 16-Oct | 1:00-2:30 | R5-265 | Physiology & Pharmacology Concentration Presentations | ||
| W | 17-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Mouse I & II | J Resnick | |
| W | 17-Oct | 12:00-1:00 | R5-265 | Molecular Cell Biology Concentration Rotation Presentations | ||
| W | 17-Oct | 3:50-5:00 | CGRC 451 | Genetics Concentration Rotation Presentations | ||
| Th | 18-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | R5-265 | TBL | ||
| Th | 18-Oct | 12:00-3:00 | LG-101 | Neuroscience Concentration Rotation Presentations | ||
| Th | 18-Oct | 12:00 | R2-265 | Immunology & Microbiology Rotation Presentations | ||
| Th | 18-Oct | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Career Development Seminar (PowerPoint) |
Ann Griswold, Ph.D | |
| Fr | 19-Oct | Rotation 1 ends | ||||
| Fr | 19-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-9 | Nonmendelian Inheritance | J Resnick | |
| Fr | 19-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-9 | Genetic Imprinting | J Resnick | |
| Fr | 19-Oct | 10:30-12:00 | C1-9 | Review 2011 Genetics Exam-KEY | ||
| M | 22-Oct | Rotation 2 begins | ||||
| M | 22-Oct | 8:30-11:30 | C1-9 | Exam 3 | ||
| Cellular Structure and Signaling | ||||||
| T | 23-Oct | 10:00-11:00 | R5-265 | “Signaling protein/molecular docking – pre-meeting” | ||
| W | 24-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Plasma membrane | J Aris | |
| W | 24-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Introduction to Cell Signaling: Overview of Pathways | J Harrison | |
| Th | 25-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Techiques (Antibody Methodology) | W Dunn | |
| Th | 25-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Techiques (Imaging & Organelle Isolation) | W Dunn | |
| Th | 25-Oct | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | How to Publish | Siemann | |
| Fr | 26-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | G-protein Coupled Signaling I & II | J Harrison | |
| M | 29-Oct | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Receptor Tyrosine Kinases/MAPK/AKT:PI3K I & II | G Shaw | |
| T | 30-Oct | 8:30-10:30 | R3-265 | TBL | Candidate signaling protein and molecular docking team presentations | |
| W | 31-Oct | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Cytoskeleton networks Objectives | S Holliday | |
| W | 31-Oct | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Cytoskeleton networks Objectives | S Holliday | |
| Th | 1-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C2-3 | CBL | Molecular docking/Signaling demo | |
| Th | 1-Nov | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Bumps in the Road | Gulig | |
| Fr | 2-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Cell – Cell junctions and the cytoskeleton Objectives | S Holliday | |
| Fr | 2-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Cell – Matrix interactions Objectives | S Holliday | |
| M | 5-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Peroxisomes and Mitochondria | W Dunn | |
| M | 5-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Vesicular Trafficking | J Aris | |
| T | 6-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C2-42 | Lauren Gay | ||
| T | 6-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C2-43 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 6-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C2-44 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 6-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | CG-42 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 7-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Endocytosis | W Dunn | |
| W | 7-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Lysosome | W Dunn | |
| Th | 8-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Nucleus I | A Ishov | |
| Th | 8-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Nucleus II | A Ishov | |
| Th | 8-Nov | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Working with your Mentor & Supervisory Committee | McCormack | |
| Fr | 9-Nov | UF Homecoming – NO Classes | ||||
| M | 12-Nov | Veteran’s Day – NO Classes | ||||
| T | 13-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | GR | Lysosomal Storage Disease: Pompe Disease | Dr. Barry Byrne |
| T | 13-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | CG-49 | Medina, et al. Transcriptional activation of lysosomal exocytosis promotes cellular clearance. 2011. Dev. Cell 21, 421-30. | Lauren Gay | |
| T | 13-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | R2-215 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 13-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | R3-265 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 13-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 14-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Compartmentalization of cellular metabolism (ROS Production) | Anna-Maria Joseph | |
| W | 14-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Compartmentalization of cellular metabolism (ROS Degradation) | Anna-Maria Joseph | |
| Th | 15-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-17 | NL | ||
| Th | 15-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-17 | NL | ||
| Th | 15-Nov | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Career Development Seminar Alison Bawden, Ph.D., Entrepreneurship & Biotech Startup Companies |
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| Fr | 16-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Review | ||
| M | 19-Nov | 8:30-11:30 | C1-7 | Exam 4 | ||
| T | 20-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Protein Synthesis III: free polyribosomes/Protein Synthesis IV: membrane-bound polyribosomes | J Aris | |
| W | 21-23 Nov | Thanksgiving Break – NO Classes | ||||
| M | 26-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Protein Synthesis V: regulation and quality control/Protein Secretion | J Aris | |
| T | 27-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | GR | Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, a disease of the liver and lungs | Dr. Mark Brantly |
| T | 27-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C2-42 | Duan, et al. ER stress negatively modulates the expression of the miR-199a/214 cluster to regulate tumor survival and progression in human hepatocellular cancer. 2012. PLOS One | Lauren Gay | |
| T | 27-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C2-43 | Chaevien Clendinen | ||
| T | 27-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C2-44 | Jennifer Lyles | ||
| T | 27-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | CG-42 | Stephan Jahn | ||
| W | 28-Nov | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Protein turnover: Proteosome | W Dunn | |
| W | 28-Nov | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Protein turnover: Autophagy | W Dunn | |
| W | 28-Nov | 12:00 | R5-265 | Molecular Cell Biology Rotation Presentations | ||
| Th | 29-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | CBL | Imaging and Image Processing | |
| Th | 29-Nov | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | Life of a Graduate Student – Faculty Stories | Siemann | |
| Fr | 30-Nov | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Cell Cycle: regulation/Mitosis versus Meiosis | K Brown | |
| M | 3-Dec | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Organization of cells into tissues: epithelium, connective, muscle, nerve | W Dunn | |
| M | 3-Dec | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Cell polarity and tissue function | W Dunn | |
| T | 4-Dec | 8:30-10:25 | R2-265 | TBL | Protein Homeostasis | W Dunn and J Aris |
| T | 4-Dec | 11:45 | R3-265 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rotation Presentations | ||
| W | 5-Dec | 8:30-9:20 | C1-7 | Epithelium Homeostasis | W Dunn | |
| W | 5-Dec | 9:35-10:25 | C1-7 | Mechanisms of Cell Death | W Dunn | |
| W | 5-Dec | 11:30-1:15 | R5-265 | Physiology & Pharmacology Rotation Presentations | ||
| W | 5-Dec | 3:00 | CGRC 451 | Genetics Rotation Presentations | ||
| Th | 6-Dec | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Development of tissues I & II | J Aris | |
| Th | 6-Dec | 12:00 | R2-265 | Immunology & Microbiology Rotation Presentations | ||
| Th | 6-Dec | 2:00-3:00 | LG-101 | Research Seminar Katherine A. High, MD, William H. Bennett Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine Sponsored by Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
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| Th | 6-Dec | 4:00-5:00 | LG-110 | *CANCELLED* Career Development Seminar Cindy Prins, Ph.D., MPH, CIC, CPH, Clinical Assistant Professor Public Health and Health Professions: Dept.of Epidemiology |
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| Fr | 7-Dec | Rotation 2 ends | ||||
| Fr | 7-Dec | 8:30-10:25 | C1-7 | Review | ||
| Fr | 7-Dec | 11:00-2:30 | LG-110B | Neuroscience Rotation Presentations | ||
| M | 10-Dec | 8:30-11:30 | C1-7 | Exam 5 | ||