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  • BIOL 4955: Individual Research

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Research credit by student arrangement with individual faculty and Biology Advising Office. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent.
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  • BIOL 4965: Independent Internship

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will allow students to earn academic credit for successful completion of a biologically-related internship. The internship progress will be monitored, evaluated, and graded by the course instructor, and internship provider feedback will be considered when determining the final grade. Students must take an active role in finding and applying for an appropriate internship before enrolling for the course. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent.
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  • BIOL 4995: Biology Honors Research

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Research fulfilling Biology requirement for College of Science Honors. Restricted to students in the College of Science Honors Program. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent AND Member of Honors College.
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  • BIOL 4999: Hon Thesis/Project

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree. Prerequisites: Instructor Consent AND Member of Honors College.
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  • BIOL 5011: Math Biology I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Mathematical modeling in the biological and medical sciences. Topics will include continuous and discrete dynamical systems describing interacting and structured populations, resource management, biological control, reaction kinetics, biological oscillators and switches, and the dynamics of infectious diseases. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (MATH 2250 OR MATH 2280).
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  • BIOL 5012: Math Biology II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Mathematical models of spatial processes in biology including pattern formation in the embryo and during tissue differentiation, applications of traveling waves to population dynamics, epidemiology, and chemical reactions, and models for neural patterns. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (BIOL 5011 OR MATH 5110).
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  • BIOL 5120: Gene Expression

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    How cells decode the information in their genomes and regulate the processing, localization, and degradation of RNA and proteins. Exploration of the role of gene expression in cell differentiation and disease. Reading from the current research literature. It is recommended that BIOL 2030 is completed prior to taking this course. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (BIOL 2020 OR BIOL 2021).
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  • BIOL 5140: Genome Biology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The sequence of the human genome, and that of other animals and plants, highlights the rapid progress in genomics, the study of the DNA sequence and genes of an organism. This course will examine recent findings in the field, with an emphasis on how advances in genomics are revolutionizing the ways by which we assign functions to sequence and genes. While human genomics will feature prominently, examples will be selected from diverse organisms to illustrate basic principle. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in BIOL 2030.
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  • BIOL 5210: Cell Structure Function

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course will address advanced topics in cell biology, probing structure/function relationships in the cell. Among the topics covered are endocytosis and secretion, nuclear organization, they cytoskeleton, the mitochondria and phase separation. We will also touch on cutting edge techniques, ranging from microscopy to 'omics. A central component of the course is reading and discussion of primary research papers, giving an insight into the inner workings of modern biology. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (BIOL 2020 OR BIOL 2021).
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  • BIOL 5221: Human Evol Genetics

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Theories and methods of molecular population genetics, with emphasis on human examples. How DNA sequence variation is analyzed to infer population history and to identify genes recently subject to selection. Laboratory exercises develop elementary programming skills and show how computation is used to connect models and data. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in MATH 1170 OR MATH 1210 OR MATH 1215 OR MATH 1250 OR MATH 1310 OR MATH 1311.
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