Biology

Course Offerings Spring 2013

Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
BIOL 126-01	Infection vs. Immunity w/Lab Instructor: David Kushner Course Description:	1300:M DANA 106 0830:MWF DANA 110
BIOL 126-02	Infection vs. Immunity w/Lab Instructor: David Kushner Course Description:	1330:T DANA 106 0830:MWF DANA 110
BIOL 127-01	This Is Your Life w/Lab Instructor: Kirsten Guss, Mary Niblock Course Description: This course provides an overview of the human life cycle. We will discuss development from a fertilized egg through birth, the physical and psychological maturation process that follow birth and the aging process and disease. We will also discuss ways in which humans impact each other as individuals, in society, and environment. In the laboratory portion of the course, we will perform experiments in model organisms that use the techniques and approaches that are utilized to investigate human development and health. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement.	1030:MWF DANA 101 1330:M JAMESR 2218
BIOL 127-02	This Is Your Life w/Lab Instructor: Kirsten Guss, Mary Niblock Course Description: This course provides an overview of the human life cycle. We will discuss development from a fertilized egg through birth, the physical and psychological maturation process that follow birth and the aging process and disease. We will also discuss ways in which humans impact each other as individuals, in society, and environment. In the laboratory portion of the course, we will perform experiments in model organisms that use the techniques and approaches that are utilized to investigate human development and health. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement.	1030:MWF DANA 101 1330:T JAMESR 2218
BIOL 128-01	Field Natural History Instructor: Pamela Van Fleet Course Description: This course will explore local natural history of the Cumberland Valley around Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Students will learn the various groups of prominent organism, both plant and animal, that comprise the natural environment of Cumberland and surrounding counties. Students will become familiar with dichotomous keys to local flora and fauna and complete field investigations of local habitat areas. There are several evening field trips required during the course as well as at least one weekend day trip.	1130:MWF DANA 110 1330:W JAMESR 2218
BIOL 128-02	Field Natural History Instructor: Pamela Van Fleet Course Description: This course will explore local natural history of the Cumberland Valley around Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Students will learn the various groups of prominent organism, both plant and animal, that comprise the natural environment of Cumberland and surrounding counties. Students will become familiar with dichotomous keys to local flora and fauna and complete field investigations of local habitat areas. There are several evening field trips required during the course as well as at least one weekend day trip.	1130:MWF DANA 110 1330:R JAMESR 2218
BIOL 129-01	Changing Ocean Ecosystem W/Lab Instructor: Michael Potthoff Course Description: An introduction to the biology of marine communities, including salt marshes and mangroves, intertidal zones, reefs, and deep-sea vents, among others. For each community, the physical characteristics of the environment as well as the physiological adaptations of the resident species will be examined. We will also focus on how marine communities are changing in response to anthropogenic stresses in light of concepts such as diversity indexes, keystone species, and disturbance theory. Selected readings from the primary literature and the popular press are required. Laboratory projects will emphasize experimental design and hypothesis testing. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement.	0900:TR DANA 110 1330:W JAMESR 2228
BIOL 129-02	Changing Ocean Ecosystem W/Lab Instructor: Michael Potthoff Course Description: An introduction to the biology of marine communities, including salt marshes and mangroves, intertidal zones, reefs, and deep-sea vents, among others. For each community, the physical characteristics of the environment as well as the physiological adaptations of the resident species will be examined. We will also focus on how marine communities are changing in response to anthropogenic stresses in light of concepts such as diversity indexes, keystone species, and disturbance theory. Selected readings from the primary literature and the popular press are required. Laboratory projects will emphasize experimental design and hypothesis testing. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement.	0900:TR DANA 110 1330:R JAMESR 2228
BIOL 216-01	Genetics Instructor: Tiffany Frey Course Description: Permission of Instructor Required.	1330:F DANA 102 1130:MWF DANA 202
BIOL 313-01	Cell Biology w/Lab Instructor: Mary Niblock Course Description: An introduction to the structure and function of cells, with emphasis on the molecular mechanisms of cellular processes. The course will involve discussion-oriented lectures and readings from the current literature. The laboratory will stress the discovery approach in applying state of the art techniques to cell biological experiments. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: two BIOL courses numbered between 120 and 129. For Neuroscience majors only, prerequisite is 124 and PSYC 125..	0930:MWF DANA 101 1330:W JAMESR 1218
BIOL 322-01	Plant Systematics w/Lab Instructor: Carol Loeffler Course Description: A systematic survey of the plant kingdom through the collection and study of living plants. Frequent field trips are conducted as weather permits. An herbarium of named plants is prepared. Emphasis will be placed on the diverse features of plants which permit effective study of fundamental biologal problems. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: two Biology courses numbered between 120 and 129 or ENST 131, 132 (or 130). This course is cross-listed as ENST 322.	0830:MF DANA 101 1230:M DANA 2
BIOL 322-02	Plant Systematics w/Lab Instructor: Carol Loeffler Course Description: A systematic survey of the plant kingdom through the collection and study of living plants. Frequent field trips are conducted as weather permits. An herbarium of named plants is prepared. Emphasis will be placed on the diverse features of plants which permit effective study of fundamental biologal problems. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: two Biology courses numbered between 120 and 129 or ENST 131, 132 (or 130). This course is cross-listed as ENST 322.	0830:MF DANA 101 1230:T DANA 2
BIOL 322-03	Plant Systematics w/Lab Instructor: Carol Loeffler Course Description: A systematic survey of the plant kingdom through the collection and study of living plants. Frequent field trips are conducted as weather permits. An herbarium of named plants is prepared. Emphasis will be placed on the diverse features of plants which permit effective study of fundamental biologal problems. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: two Biology courses numbered between 120 and 129 or ENST 131, 132 (or 130). This course is cross-listed as ENST 322.	0830:MF DANA 101 1230:W DANA 2
BIOL 325-01	Plant Physiology w/Lab Instructor: Thomas Arnold Course Description: A study of plant structure and function, with emphasis on the flowering plants. Includes plant cells and organelles, mineral nutrition, translocation processes, and hormonal regulation of growth, development, and reproduction. Biochemical and environmental aspects of photosynthesis are emphasized. Six hours classroom/laboratory a week. Prerequisites: two Biology courses numbered between 120 and 129. This course will fulfill the WR graduation requirement.	1030:TR KAUF 178 1330:R KAUF 178
BIOL 330-01	Neurobiology w/Lab Instructor: Anthony Pires Course Description: This course takes a cellular approach to the structure and function of nervous systems. Integrated laboratory and classroom study focus on the physical and chemical properties of neurons that make them different from other cells, and the relationships between neurons that allow nervous systems to interpret the environment and to generate behavior. Extracellular and intracellular electrical recording methods are used extensively, and are supplemented and neurochemical and anatomical techniques such as high-pressure liquid chromatography and immunocytochemistry. Prerequisites: two BIOL courses numbered between 120 and 129, OR, 124 and PSYC 125.	1030:TR DANA 101 1330:W JAMESR 1228
BIOL 330-02	Neurobiology w/Lab Instructor: Anthony Pires Course Description: This course takes a cellular approach to the structure and function of nervous systems. Integrated laboratory and classroom study focus on the physical and chemical properties of neurons that make them different from other cells, and the relationships between neurons that allow nervous systems to interpret the environment and to generate behavior. Extracellular and intracellular electrical recording methods are used extensively, and are supplemented and neurochemical and anatomical techniques such as high-pressure liquid chromatography and immunocytochemistry. Prerequisites: two BIOL courses numbered between 120 and 129, OR, 124 and PSYC 125.	1030:TR DANA 101 1330:R JAMESR 1228
BIOL 332-01	Natural History of Vertebrates Instructor: Scott Boback Course Description: Cross-listed with ENST 332-01.	1330:W DANA 1 1130:MWF DANA 101
BIOL 334-01	Vertebrate Biology w/Lab Instructor: Charles Zwemer Course Description: An integrated lecture and laboratory study of the anatomy, embryology, physiology, and evolution of vertebrates. Representative live and dissection specimens are studied from the perspective of structure and function. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: two BIOL courses numbered between 120 and 129. For Neuroscience majors only, prerequisite is 124 and PSYC 125.	0900:TR DANA 1
BIOL 342-01	Struct & Funct of Biomolecules Instructor: Rebecca Connor Course Description: Cross-listed with CHEM 342-01.	1030:TR STUART 1113 1230:M STUART 2112
BIOL 401-01	Wildlife Ecology Instructor: Harold Wingert Course Description: Cross-listed with ENST 310-01.	1030:MWF KAUF 109 1330:M KAUF 109
BIOL 401-02	Hormone Havoc Instructor: Meredith Rauhut Course Description: Cross-listed with PSYC 480-01. Permission of Instructor Required. This course is designed to bring an understanding as to how, where and why environmental endocrine disruptors influence the functioning of the brain. We will investigate the effects of these chemicals from early development through aging, debate their impact on brain diseases/disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's, Austism, etc.) and discuss the potential impact of scientific findings on public health policy.	0900:TR KAUF 187
BIOL 401-03	Climate Change & Biodiversity Instructor: Candie Wilderman Course Description: Cross-listed with ENST 311-02. In this course, students and faculty will examine principles of evolution, historical patterns of natural extinction, the current extent of the Holocene/Anthropocene extinction, and evidence concerning the impact of recent climate change on biodiversity, both present and future. We will study proposed designs for enhancing mitigation and adaptation strategies and for protecting and restoring ecosystem resilience. The impact on human communities and livelihoods will be discussed within the larger context of why it matters. In addition to reading the literature and hosting guest speakers, students will each choose a case study to explore in depth through literature and primary research. Students will be responsible for sharing the results of their research in extended presentations which will include their own customized reading assignments and enhancement exercises. There will be an opportunity to attend a weekend field trip to Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay.	0900:TR KAUF 185
BIOL 401-04	Epidemiology in Public Health Instructor: Patricia Carr Reese Course Description: Epidemiology is the study of disease distribution within a population and the factors that influence that distribution. This course will provide students an introduction to the key concepts in public health research and practice through the lens of epidemiology.	1130:MF DENNY 303
BIOL 412-01	Evolving Diversity Instructor: Anthony Pires Course Description: How has the worlds diversity of life forms arisen, and what does that diversity mean? Our touchstone will be Leigh Van Valens (1973) aphorism that evolution is the control of development by ecology. Well investigate how these three fields of biological inquiry inform, support and challenge each other in an integrated approach to understanding organic diversity. We will pay particular attention to the rise of evolutionary developmental biology as a mechanistic framework for generating and constraining diversity of form, and how natural selection operates at multiple levels to yield the diversity that we see in communities of organisms. In addition we will study the changing ways in which humans have categorized living things, and how the meanings of biological diversity contribute to valuation of the natural world.	1330:F WESTC DURBIN
BIOL 418-01	Development Genomics Instructor: Kirsten Guss Course Description: In this course we focus on the regulation of gene expression during development. Course topics include mechanisms of control of gene expression, comparative genomics, molecular evolution, the theory and use of bioinformatics to address these topics, and molecular techniques used to assess and perturb gene expression during development. Laboratory studies will utilize molecular and data-mining approaches to investigate the roles of genes during development. Six hours classroom a week. Prerequisites: two BIOL courses numbered between 120 and 129 and 216, or permission of instructor.	0900:TR DANA 202 1330:R DANA 207
BIOL 427-01	Virology Instructor: David Kushner Course Description: An introduction to the molecular and cellular biology of viruses. Topics of study include the life cycle of viruses in general and their relationships with their hosts, including the processes of attachment to, entry into, genomic replication within, and exit from, cells. Aspects of pathogenesis, disease, the immune response to viruses, and vaccines, also will be studied. Related topics (such as prions, RNA interference, and public health issues) may be discussed. Regular reading and discussion of primary literature will complement the lectures. Three hours classroom a week. Prerequisite: One of the following: 216, 313, 316, 318, 326, 327, 380, or permission of the instructor.	0930:MWF DANA 202
BIOL 560-01	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Tiffany Frey Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-02	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Mary Niblock Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-03	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Scott Boback Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-04	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: John Henson Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-05	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: John Henson Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-06	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: John Henson Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-07	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: John Henson Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-08	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Kirsten Guss Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-09	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: David Kushner Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-10	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Scott Boback Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-11	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Michael Roberts Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-12	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Mary Niblock Course Description:	:
BIOL 560-13	Stu/Faculty Collaborative Rsch Instructor: Mary Niblock Course Description:	: