100-Level Courses
MMBIO 151 : Introduction to Microbiology.
(4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 105 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of prokaryotic biology emphasizing cell structure, function, and metabolism. Introduction to bacterial genetics, microbial diversity, and microbial ecology. |
MMBIO 194A : Freshman Research Initiative 1.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | By application only. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Phage isolation and characterization. |
| NOTE: | For freshmen or sophomore students only. Requires two semester commitment. |
MMBIO 194B : Freshman Research Initiative 2.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 194A |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Phage genome annotation. Focus on experimental design and data analysis. |
| NOTE: | For freshmen or sophomore students only. Requires two semester commitment. |
200-Level Courses
MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Any chemistry course and any biology course. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Microbial world, emphasizing communicable diseases, their causes and control. |
| NOTE: | Recommended for students seeking a liberal education in microbiology who do not have the prerequisites to take the more advanced courses. |
MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; Bio 130 or MMBio 151 or PDBio 120. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamentals of protein and nucleic acid structure and their function in the context of the classical experiments that have informed our current models of biology at the molecular level. |
MMBIO 241 : Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 240 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Molecular and cellular biology techniques laboratory. |
300-Level Courses
MMBIO 361 : Infection and Immunity.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 105; PDBio 120 or MMBio 221 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of infectious organisms (principally bacteria and viruses), the diseases they cause, and the role of host immune responses in health and disease. |
MMBIO 393 : Immunohematology and Coagulation Theory.
(2.5:2.5:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | Clinical laboratory science program acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Theory and practice of bloodbanking and coagulation theory. |
MMBIO 394 : Practical Hematology.
(2:0:7)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Blk 1 |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 392 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory to accompany MMBio 392; medical laboratory techniques in hematology. |
MMBIO 395 : Practical Immunohematology and Coagulation Theory.
(2:0:7)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 393 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory to accompany MMBio 393; medical laboratory techniques in immunohematology and coagulation theory. |
400-Level Courses
MMBIO 417 : Medical Parasitology.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Bio 100 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and epidemiology of human parasitic diseases. Laboratory included. |
MMBIO 422 : Pathophysiology and Laboratory Diagnosis in Clinical Chemistry.
(2.5:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1 |
| PREREQUISITE: | Clinical laboratory science program acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory diagnosis of disorders involving the major systems of the human body. |
MMBIO 423 : Pathophysiology and Lab Diagnosis in Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics.
(2.5:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | Clinical laboratory science program acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory diagnosis of disorders involving the major systems of the human body and molecular diagnostic applications. |
MMBIO 424 : Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Chemistry.
(2:0:7)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 1 |
| PREREQUISITE: | Clinical laboratory science program acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Medical laboratory techniques in clinical chemistry. |
MMBIO 425 : Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Biology.
(2:0:7)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Blk 2 |
| PREREQUISITE: | Clinical laboratory science program acceptance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Medical laboratory techniques in clinical chemistry and diagnostic molecular genetics. |
MMBIO 441 : Advanced Molecular Biology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 240 & CHEM 352 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Molecular biology of gene structure and expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. |
MMBIO 442 : Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 241; MMBio 441 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory to accompany MMBio 441. |
MMBIO 460 : Microbial Genetics.
(4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 240 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | How DNA governs complex bacterial functions. Classical and modern approaches to gene discovery, including genetic screens, gene mapping, targeted genetic manipulations, and analyzing gene activity. |
MMBIO 461 : Advanced Bacterial Physiology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 481 & MMBIO 151 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of prokaryotic physiology, including cell structure and function, gene regulation, and biochemical processes; focusing on the unique aspects of prokaryotic biology. |
MMBIO 462 : Microbial Ecology.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 151 & PDBIO 120 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Natural history of a microbe; its distribution and abundance. Critical influence of scale and perspective in determining underlying mechanisms. |
MMBIO 464 : Bacterial Pathogenesis.
(4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 361 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental principles of bacterial pathogenesis, emphasizing the molecular interactions of medically important bacteria and their hosts. |
MMBIO 465 : Virology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 361 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic principles of virology, emphasizing selected molecular aspects of virus life cycles and disease processes. |
MMBIO 466 : Virology Laboratory.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 361; or MMBio 465 or concurrent enrollment |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory exercises illustrating in vitro behavior of selected viruses. Developing laboratory skills for virus studies. |
MMBIO 467 : Immunology Lab.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 361; or 463 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory exercises in advanced concepts of immunological processes. |
MMBIO 468 : (MMBio-Bio-PWS) Genomics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 240 & PWS 340 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Current analysis of genes and genomes; computational and statistical approaches for analyzing genomic data, including genome sequencing and annotation, gene expression and the transcriptome, proteomics and functional genomics, and genetic variation and SNPs. |
MMBIO 490R : Molecular Biology Seminar.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 441; Senior status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Critical examination of current literature and research in molecular biology. |
MMBIO 491 : Concept Applications in Laboratory Medicine.
(1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into clinical laboratory science program. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Case presentations of various medical disorders. |
MMBIO 496R : Clinical Experience.
(1-9:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBIO 392 & MMBIO 393 & MMBIO 394 & MMBIO 395 & MMBIO 407 & MMBIO 417 & MMBIO 420 & MMBIO 421 & MMBIO 491 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Performing the full range of clinical laboratory tests in an affiliated clinical facility. A six-month internship experience. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
MMBIO 510 : History of Microbiology and Molecular Biology.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Any one 400-level MMBio course. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring the lives and historical settings of major contributors to the development of the sciences of microbiology and molecular biology emphasizing the importance of their ground-breaking discoveries in both basic and applied science. |
MMBIO 513 : Philosophy of Biology.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 460 or 461 or 462 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues in the biological sciences. Philosophical questions concerning the theory of evolution, debate between evolution and creationism, fitness, adaptationism, the units of selection, systematics, sociobiology, and evolutionary ethics. |
MMBIO 515 : RNA-Mediated Gene Regulation.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 441 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Current advances in studies on RNA processing, including RNA splicing and editing, riboswitches, ribozymes, and the role of small RNAs in RNA interference and regulation of gene expression. |
MMBIO 557 : Genes and Cancer.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 441 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Molecular basis of human cancers, emphasizing oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, chromosomal instability, hereditary cancers, chemical and physical carcinogens, and viral carcinogenesis. |
MMBIO 565 : Molecular Virology.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | MMBio 465 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Molecular mechanisms of virus architecture, attachment and entry pathways, replication strategies, oncogenesis, evolution, and mechanisms of pathogenesis. |