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Spring 2008 Course Listings:
Course Number: Biochem 246
Course Title: Developmental Biology
Course Director: Takashi Mikawa
Days & time: Lectures: Mondays, 1:30 pm; Discussion Sessions: Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: RH Auditorium
First day: Monday, March 31, 2008
Website: http://anatomy.ucsf.edu/devbio/course.htm
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Course Number: BMI 203
Course Title:
Biocomputing Algorithms
Course Director: Ajay Jain
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 3:00 -5:00 pm
Location: GH S-271
First day: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Website: http://www.jainlab.org/BMI-203/
Description: This course is an introduction to computational issues and methods used in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology (please see website for complete description).
Course Number: BMI 280
Course Title
Scientific Software Development
Director: Tom Ferrin
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Location: GH S-271
First day: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Website: http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/Outreach/bmi280/
Description: This course is an intensive introduction to basic software development practices for scientists and engineers. The goal is to provide scientists with the skills needed to create more reliable and maintainable programs while reducing the time spent on programming by 20-25%.
Course Number: BMS/NS 214
Course Title: Ethics and the Responsible Conduct of Research
Course Director: Scott Baraban
Days: Wednesdays (Parnassus); Thursdays (Mission Bay)
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Location: Parnassus - N729; Mission Bay - GH Auditorium
First day: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/career/docs/ethics08.pdf
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Course Number: BMS 220
Course Title: Basic Clinical Aspects of Stem Cell Biology
Course Director: Susan Fisher
Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Time: Lectures, Tuesdays & Thursdays - 8:30-10:00 am; Discussion Sections, Fridays - 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Location: S-20 lectures, S-18 discussions
First day: Tuesdays, April 1, 2008
Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/bms/courses/bms220/index.html
Description: This course provides an overview of stem cell biology that integrates a description of basic concepts and technologies. Emphasis is on using stem cells to treat common human diseases such as diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer and practical limitations that must be overcome to achieve the goal of widespread therapeutic use.
Course Number: BMS 225B
Course Title:
Tissue/Organ Biology
Course Director: Mike German
Days: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: N-217 and N-225, Parnassus Haights
First day: Monday, March 31, 2008
Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/bms/courses/bms225B/index.html
Description: An integrative course emphasizing frontiers in cell and molecular biology of human tissue and organ systems. It is intended to provide a foundation in human anatomy, histology, immunology, physiology and pathobiology for graduate students. Rather than a comprehensive course, selected topics will be discussed in depth. The emphasis may shift each year, depending upon which topics are relevant and timely. A weekly lab will provide a setting in which histology and pathology will be presented in the context of research issues such as evaluation of transgenic mouse phenotype.
Course Number: BMS 265
Course Title: Macromolecules
Course Director: Jim McKerrow
Days: Mondays & Thursdays
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: N-217 Parnassus Haights
First day: Monday, March 31, 2008
Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/bms/courses/bms265/index.html
Description: This course introduces graduate students to the basic biochemistry and analysis of proteins and nucleic acid, and is tailored directly to the thematic interests of BMS students. It covers amino acid and peptide chemistry, protein folding, protein structural analysis, enzymology, nucleic acid structure, protein nucleic acid interactions, proteomics, and structure/based drug design.
Course Number: BP205
Course Title: Introduction to Dynamical Systems
Course Director: Chris Voigt
Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Location:GH S-261
First day: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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Course Number: BP 206
Course Title: Computational Chemistry
Course Director: Matt Jacobson
Date & Time: Lectures: Mondays, 1:00 - 2:30 pm; Discussion section: Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: MBGH S-261
Description: Basics of quantum mechanics (electronic structure) and molecular mechanics and their application to biological molecules. Force fields, sampling methods, water models, free energy simulations, drug discovery applications, etc.
Who should take the class: Anyone interested is welcome. The material is geared towards people who might use computational modeling in their thesis work. We get into the nitty-gritty of how these methods work, how to assess the quality of results, potential pitfalls, etc.
Course Number: CB 245
Course Title: Cell Biology
Course Director: David Morgan
Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Location: BH 212
First day: Monday, March 31, 2008
Website: http://cellbio.ucsf.edu
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Course Number: Chem 203
Course Title:
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Course Director, Jack Taunton
Days: Mondays & Thursdays
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Location: GH S-261
First day: Monday, 3/31/08
Description: Modern methods in synthetic organic chemistry. Lecture material focuses on new reagents, synthetic strategies, and functional group conversions. Applications of organic synthesis to biological research problems.
Course Number: Chem 243,
Course Title: Chemical Biology
Course Director: Charles Craik
Days: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Location: GH S-271, videoconferenced to Parnassus, S-161
First day: Monday, 3/31/08
Description: Basics of chemical biology with a particular emphasis on understanding and manipulating molecular mechanisms of complex biochemical phenomena. Lectures address macromolecular structure, function, mechanisms, synthesis and metabolism applications.
Course Number: NS201C
Course Title:
Genetics, Development and Cell Biology of the Nervous System
Course Director: Herwig Baier
Days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: Rock Hall Auditorium
First day: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Website: http://www.neuroscience.ucsf.edu/neurograd/courses/201C-S08.html
Description: NS201C introduces the students to genetic and cell biological approaches to the assembly and function of the nervous system. The first set of lectures will cover overarching principles of cellular neurobiology in the context of the developing nervous system, including signaling, cell adhesion, and cytoskeletal dynamics. Topics will include neurogenesis, axon guidance, dendrite formation, and synaptogenesis. The second set of lectures will cover forward and reverse genetic analyses of complex neurobiological processes, including brain patterning, neuroendocrine signaling, circadian rhythms, sensory processing, and behavior. Emphasis will be placed on an understanding of basic concepts, as well as an appreciation of the major questions that drive current research in these areas.
Course Number: NS221
Course Title:
Current Topics in Neuroscience
Course Director: Linda Noble and Antonello Bonci
Days: Tuesdays & Fridays
Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 7:30 pm; Fridays, 9:00 - 10:00 am
Location: GH S-202
First day: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Website: http://www.neuroscience.ucsf.edu/neurograd/courses/221-f07.html
Description: Students will read and discuss papers related to the current week’s formal Neuroscience Seminar series, attend the seminar, and meet with the speaker. This is a year-long course. Students who wish to take in must sign up for it in the fall, winter and spring quarters (starting in the fall quarter).
Course Number: NS243
Course Title: Cognitive Neuroscience
Course Director: Adam Gazzaley
Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: GH S-261
First day: Monday, March 31, 2008
Website: http://www.neuroscience.ucsf.edu/neurograd/courses/243-s08.html
Description: This course will cover research investigating the neural basis of cognition, primarily focusing on neurophysiological studies in animals using electrode recordings and humans using fMRI, PET, MEG, EEG, and TMS. Topics to be covered include methods, perception, attention, memory, executive functions, reward, emotion, motor control, language, development and aging.
Course Number: PC219
Course Title:
Enzyme Mechanisms
Course Director, Sue Miller
Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Location: GH S-271
First day: Monday, 3/31/08
Description: In-depth examination of specific enzyme reactions or systems, with emphasis on structure-function.
Course Number: PC235
Course Title:
Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Course Director, Al Burlingame
Days: Lecture Wednesdays, Lab TBA
Time: Lecture 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: Rock Hall Auditorium
First day: Wednesday, 4/2/08
Description: Mass spectrometry is a key, enabling technology in most proteomic analyses. This course will cover the fundamentals and applications of mass spectrometry in protein identification and peptide sequence analysis. Current instrument designs, their analytical properties and relative merits will be discussed, methods for sample preparation and mass spectral data acquisition will be reviewed, and then methods and software for data analysis will be presented. Techniques specific for analysis of post-translational modifications (PTMs) and quantitative comparisons of protein composition will also be summarized. Simultaneously, there will also be a series of laboratory sessions in which attendees will be able to go through the entire sample analysis process starting from a gel band/spot (either their own or one provided), through sample digestion, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation. At the end of this, participants will be expected to give an oral presentation of their results for class discussion in lieu of examination.
Course Title: PSPG 220
Course Director: Francis C. Szoka, Jr.
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: Rock Hall Auditorium (simulcast to N-217, Parnassus)
First day: Wednesday, 04/02/08
Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/dbps/curriculum/materials.html
Description: Student Research Seminars
Course Title: PSPG 245C
Course Director: Kathleen M. Giacomini
Days: Thursdays
Time/Location: 9:00 - 11:00 am, Mission Bay, GH S-261; 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Parnassus, Room N-721
First day: Thursday, 04/03/08
Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/dbps/curriculum/materials.html
Description: Basic Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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