Biomedical Sciences Interdisciplinary Courses (IBS)


The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.

7010 Biomedical Molecular Biology. Cr. 5

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; focuses on structure and function of macromolecules, synthesis of macromolecules and regulation, and genetics including normal and disease conditions. (F)

7020 Biomedical Cell Biology. Cr. 5

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Cellular components, function, and regulation involved in fundamental processes, including: cell communication and signaling, intracellular targeting and trafficking, cell cycle, apoptosis, and differentiation, in normal and disease conditions. (F)

7030 Biomedical Functional Genomics. (MBG 7030) Cr. 2

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Prereq: IBS 7010 and 7020; coreq: IBS 7040, 7050, 7060, or 7090. Elucidation of the biological function, in normal and disease conditions, of new macromolecules being identified on a genome-wide scale by several methodologies. (W)

7040 Biomedical Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal
Systems. Cr. 2

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Prereq: IBS 7010 and 7020. Anatomic and cellular organization, systemic and cellular-molecular functions, and diseases in these systems. (W)

7050 Biomedical Neurobiology. Cr. 2

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Prereq: IBS 7010 and 7020. Sensory, motor, and integration of nervous systems, including anatomic and cellular organization, systemic and cellular-molecular functions, and diseases. (W)

7060 Biomedical Endocrine and Reproductive Systems and Development. Cr. 2

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Prereq: IBS 7010 and 7020. Anatomic and cellular organization, normal functions and pathologic conditions in these systems and processes. (W)

7080 Biomedical Gastrointestinal Systems and Nutrition
Biology. Cr. 1

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Prereq: IBS 7010 and 7020. Anatomic and cellular organization, normal functions, and diseases of gastrointestinal systems and interrelationship with nutrition. (W)

7090 Biomedical Immunology. Cr. 2

Open only to Ph.D. students in the School of Medicine. Prereq: IBS 7010, 7020. Cellular-molecular and systemic functions, and diseases of the immune system. (W)