Several upper division courses have been created or revised with the help of HUB funding. A sampling of these courses are:

• Biology 313 -Neurophysiology: Physiology of integrative mechanisms in nervous systems. Topics range from the mechanisms of synaptic transmission and action potential generation to the neural basic of learning and memory.
• Biology 422 - Genes & Cancer: This course will focus on the molecular and cellular mechanism of human cancer. The role of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in normal and cancerous cells will be examined, with an emphasis on how mutations in certain genes results in altered cell-cell signaling and cell proliferation. The role of genetic mutation in breast, colorectal and lymphoma cancers will be discussed, along with new technologies to detect and treat these cancers.
• Biology 425 - Sensory Neurophysiology: Neurophysiology of sensory cells and systems. Topics range from the mechanisms underlying sensory reception to the processing of sensory information at higher stages. The major focus will be on human sensory systems. Pathologies that effect sensory perception will be considered.
• Biology 453R - Biomimetic Intelligent Systems: Students will study behaviors, structures and organs of simple biological organisms and model key aspects of these organisms in biomimetic robots. Students will gain hands-on experience with mathematical, engineering and software tools, all in the context of biological modeling.
• Biology 466R - Gene Construction: The goals are to provide upper level students with the opportunity of designing and building their own genes. The goal of the course is to use this design experience to learn basic techniques in cell and molecular biology.
• Biology 467 - Molecular Medicine: Lecture and seminar courses based on recent, original papers. Moves from human disease to molecular explanations. Intended for upper level students with a strong background in biology.
• Biology 480 - Special Topics: Advanced Human Physiology (offered Spring 2008, not a regular class yet)

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