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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Honours Physiology (75 Credits) Offered by:Physiology Degree:Bachelor of Science Program Requirement: All admissions to the Honours program will be in U2, and the student must have a U1 GPA of 3.30, with no less than a B in PHGY 209 and PHGY 210. Admission to U3 requires a U2 CGPA of 3.20 with no less than a B in U2 Physiology courses. Decisions for admission to U3 will be heavily influenced by student standing in U2 courses. The Department reserves the right to restrict the number of entering students in the Honours program. Students who do not maintain Honours standing may transfer their registration to the Major program in Physiology. The deadline to apply to the Honours program is August 23, 2019. Application forms are available online at physiology.med [at] mcgill.ca or a hard copy can be picked up at McIntyre 1021. Please contact Sonia Viselli, Student Affairs Officer (sonia.viselli [at] mcgill.ca; 514-398-3689) for more information. An email will be sent to acknowledge receipt of your application. Graduation: To graduate from the Honours Physiology program, the student will have a CGPA of 3.20 with a mark no less than a B in all Physiology courses. If not previously taken, CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 must be completed in addition to the 75 program credits. Required Courses (60 credits) ANAT 261 Intro to Dynamic Histology 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anatomy & Cell Biology: An introduction to light and electron microscopic anatomy in which cell and tissue dynamics will be explored in the principal tissues and organs of the body. Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology Fall 3 hours lectures, 2 hours laboratory Must be taken in U1 by students in Anatomy and Cell Biology programs Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or CEGEP equivalent Restriction: Open to students in biological sciences and others by special permission Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Craig A. Mandato, Carlos R Morales BIOC 311 Metabolic Biochemistry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: The generation of metabolic energy in higher organisms with an emphasis on its regulation at the molecular, cellular and organ level. Chemical concepts and mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis are also emphasized. Included: selected topics in carbohydrate, lipid and nitrogen metabolism; complex lipids and biological membranes; hormonal signal transduction. Offered by: Biochemistry Fall Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 or BIOC 212, CHEM 222 or CHEM 234 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maxime Denis, Vincent Giguere, Kalle Gehring, Lawrence Kazak BIOL 200 Molecular Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression. Offered by: Biology Fall 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Kenneth E M Hastings, Paul Lasko, Shaun Turney, Rodrigo Reyes Lamothe, Serge Champetier BIOL 202 Basic Genetics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219 Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Nam Sung Moon, Laura Nilson, Daniel J Schoen, David Hipfner, Serge Champetier BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): An introduction to biology research and communication with a focus on cell and molecular biology. Through conducting a series of project-based experiments and writing a final report, molecular and synthetic biology techniques such as gene cloning, manipulation, protein isolation and characterization and how research is conducted, analyzed and communicated will be addressed. In addition, an introduction to bioinformatics methods and their role in analysis will be provided. Offered by: Biology Fall or Winter 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219 Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300, or BIOC 220 and BIOC 320. Requires departmental approval. For approval email maxime.leroux [at] mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and two lab day preferences. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Arnold L Hayer, Maxime Leroux, Paul M Harrison, Huanquan Zheng Huanquan Zheng, Maxime Leroux, Paul M Harrison, Arnold L Hayer CHEM 222 Intro Organic Chemistry 2 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics. Offered by: Chemistry Winter, Summer Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or CHEM 242 or equivalent. Restriction: Not open to Chemistry or Biochemistry students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 234 or CHEM252. Terms Winter 2025 Summer 2025 Instructors Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Nicolas Moitessier, Nathan Luedtke Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours lectures weekly Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200. Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, David S Ragsdale, Alvin Shrier, Erik P Cook, C茅line Aguer PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours lectures weekly Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent. Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, Tomoko Takano, Anne-Marie Lauzon, John H White, C茅line Aguer PHGY 212 Introductory Physiology Lab 1 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Exercises illustrating fundamental principles in physiology: Biological Signals Acquisitions, Blood, Immunology, Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular Physiology. Offered by: Physiology (One 3-hour lab and one 1-hour lecture every second week.) Corequisite: PHGY 209. Restrictions: Required for Physiology students enrolled in PHGY 209. Open to BA &Sc. students and to others by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken PHGY 212D1/D2. Note: For students in a Physiology program, PHGY 212 should be taken concurrently with PHGY 209. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, Mladen I Glavinovic, Judith N Mandl PHGY 213 Introductory Physiology Lab 2 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Exercises illustrating fundamental principles in physiology: Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular, Respiration, Exercise Physiology, Molecular Endocrinology. Offered by: Physiology (One 3-hour lab and one 1-hour lecture every second week.) Prerequisite: PHGY 212 Corequisite: PHGY 210. Restrictions: Required for Physiology students enrolled in PHGY 210. Open to BA &Sc. students and to others by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken PHGY 212D1/D2. Note: For students in a Physiology program, PHGY 213 should be taken concurrently with PHGY 210. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Michael R Guevara, Sheldon A Magder, John H White, Melissa A Vollrath PHGY 311 Channels, Synapses & Hormones 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses on cellular communication in the nervous system and the endocrine system. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 afternoons per term Prerequisite: PHGY 209 or permission of the instructor. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Ellis Cooper, Jesper Sj枚str枚m, Arjun Krishnaswamy, Reza Sharif Naeini PHGY 312 Resp.,Renal,&Cardio Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of topics in renal, respiratory and cardiovascular functions explored beyond the introductory level. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 Wednesday afternoons per term Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent, PHGY 311 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John W Hanrahan, James G Martin, Alvin Shrier, Sheldon A Magder PHGY 313 Blood,GI,Imm.Syst.Physiol 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of topics in immunology, blood and fluids, and gastrointestinal physiology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 Wednesday afternoons per term Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent, PHGY 311 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Judith N Mandl, Volker Manfred Blank, Melissa A Vollrath, J枚rg H Fritz, Daniela Quail PHGY 314 Integrative Neuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of how single neurons and ensembles of neurons encode sensory information, generate movement, and control cognitive functions such as emotion, learning, and memory, during voluntary behaviours. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours of lectures per week Prerequisites: PHGY 209 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maurice J Chacron, Christopher C Pack, Amir Shmuel, Melissa A Vollrath, Stephen Lomber, Mark Brandon, Pouya Bashivan PHGY 351 Research Techniques:Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Provides an overview of common research methods in Physiology, including critical analysis and practical experience with some of the methods. Topics include research ethics of animal experimentation, data analysis, membrane biophysics, radioimmunoassay, ion sensitive dyes, immunocytochemistry, localization techniques, protein transport, cell sorting and molecular biology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 2 hour lecture and 3 hour lab weekly Prerequisites: PHGY 209, PHGY 210 and PHGY 311. Corequisites: PHGY 312 and PHGY 313 Restriction: Honours Physiology students Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Gergely Lukacs, Ursula Stochaj, Melissa A Vollrath, Anastasia Nijnik PHGY 359D1 Tutorial in Physiology 0.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: The course consists of regularly scheduled meetings between each individual student and a chosen staff member, to consider current problems in biomedical research and to develop background for a research project to be carried out in U3. Brief written summaries of each meeting are required. Offered by: Physiology Fall Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent. Corequisites: PHGY 311, PHGY 312 and PHGY 313. Restriction: Enrolment restricted to Honours Physiology students Students must register for both PHGY 359D1 and PHGY 359D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 359D1 and PHGY 359D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Fall 2024 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year PHGY 359D2 Tutorial in Physiology 0.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: See PHGY 359D1 for course description. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisite: PHGY 359D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 359D1 and PHGY 359D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year PHGY 459D1 Physiology Seminar 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Discussion of topics in mammalian, cellular and molecular physiology. Students will be required to write one essay and make at least one oral presentation per term. A final course essay is required. Offered by: Physiology Fall 2 hours seminar Prerequisite: permission of instructors Required course for U3 Honours students. Students must register for both PHGY 459D1 and PHGY 459D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 459D1 and PHGY 459D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Fall 2024 Instructors John W Hanrahan, Alvin Shrier, John H White, Gergely Lukacs, Claire M Brown, Maria Prager-Khoutorsky PHGY 459D2 Physiology Seminar 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: See PHGY 459D1 for course description. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisite: PHGY 459D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 459D1 and PHGY 459D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John W Hanrahan, Kenneth Finnson, Anie Philip, Alvin Shrier, Christopher C Pack, Simon Rousseau, Brian Chen PHGY 461D1 Experimental Physiology 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Individual project work under the supervision of Departmental Staff members. Offered by: Physiology Fall Restrictions: Departmental approval required. This course is a requirement for U3 students in the Honours Physiology program, the Major Program in Physiology and Mathematics, and the Major program in Physiology and Physics, and is open to a limited number of other U3 Physiology students. Students must register for both PHGY 461D1 and PHGY 461D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 461D1 and PHGY 461D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Fall 2024 Instructors John Orlowski, Melissa A Vollrath PHGY 461D2 Experimental Physiology 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: See PHGY 461D1 for course description. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisite: PHGY 461D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 461D1 and PHGY 461D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year Complementary Courses (15 credits) 9 credits selected as follows: 3 credits, one of: BIOC 212 Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: An introductory course describing the biochemistry and molecular biology of selected key functions of animal cells, including: gene expression; mitochondrial production of metabolic energy; cellular communication with the extra-cellular environment; and regulation of cell division. Offered by: Biochemistry Winter Prerequisite: BIOL 200 Restrictions: A non-terminal course intended to be followed by BIOC 311; BIOC 312 in the U2 year. Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOL 201 or ANAT 212. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Maria Vera Ugalde, Arnim Pause, Dieter Reinhardt, Lawrence Kazak, Katie Cockburn BIOL 201 Cell Biology & Metabolism 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial Prerequisite: BIOL 200. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Gary J Brouhard, Siegfried Hekimi, Huanquan Zheng, Serge Champetier 3 credits, one of: BIOL 309 Mathematical Models in Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Application of finite difference and differential equations to problems in cell and developmental biology, ecology and physiology. Qualitative, quantitative and graphical techniques are used to analyze mathematical models and to compare theoretical predictions with experimental data. Offered by: Biology Fall 3 hours lecture Prerequisites:BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Gil Bub, Frederic Guichard BIOL 373 Biometry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Elementary statistical methods in biology. Introduction to the analysis of biological data with emphasis on the assumptions behind statistical tests and models. Use of statistical techniques typically available on computer packages. Offered by: Biology Fall 2 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory Prerequisite: MATH 112 or equivalent You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year COMP 204 Comp. Programming for Life Sci 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Computer Science (Sci): Computer programming in a high level language: variables, expressions, types, functions, conditionals, loops, objects and classes. Introduction to algorithms, modular software design, libraries, file input/output, debugging. Emphasis on applications in the life sciences. Offered by: Computer Science Co-requisite: BIOL 112 Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 202, COMP 208, or GEOG 333; not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 206 or COMP 250. To take COMP 204, students should have a solid understanding of pre-calculus fundamentals such as polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors David C Becerra Kaleem Siddiqi COMP 250 Intro to Computer Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Mathematical tools (binary numbers, induction,recurrence relations, asymptotic complexity,establishing correctness of programs). Datastructures (arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists,trees, binary trees, binary search trees, heaps,hash tables). Recursive and non-recursivealgorithms (searching and sorting, tree andgraph traversal). Abstract data types. Objectoriented programming in Java (classes andobjects, interfaces, inheritance). Selected topics. Offered by: Computer Science 3 hours Prerequisite(s): MATH 140 or equivalent. COMP 202 or COMP 204 or COMP 208 (or equivalent). Corequisite(s): MATH 133 Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECSE 250. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Giulia Alberini Giulia Alberini PSYC 305 Statistics for Exper Design 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: An introduction to the design and analysis of experiments, including analysis of variance, planned and post hoc tests and a comparison of anova to correlational analysis. Offered by: Psychology Fall and Winter Prerequisite: PSYC 204 or equivalent This course is required of all students who propose to enter an Honours or Major program in Psychology You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Carl F Falk Milica Miocevic, Jens Kreitewolf 3 credits, one of: BIOC 312 Biochemistry of Macromolecules 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: Gene expression from the start of transcription to the synthesis of proteins, their modifications and degradation. Topics covered: purine and pyrimidine metabolism; transcription and its regulation; mRNA processing; translation; targeting of proteins to specific cellular sites; protein glycosylation; protein phosphorylation; protein turn-over; programmed cell death (apoptosis). Offered by: Biochemistry Winter Prerequisites: BIOC 311, BIOL 200, BIOL 201 or BIOC 212 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Sidong Huang, Nahum Sonenberg, Michel Tremblay, Josee Dostie, Vincent Giguere, Maria Vera Ugalde CHEM 203 Survey of Physical Chemistry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: The fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to biomolecular systems. Thermodynamic and kinetic control of biological processes. Offered by: Chemistry Fall Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent. Restrictions: Intended for students in biological science programs requiring only one course in physical chemistry. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 204 or CHEM 213 or CHEM 223 and CHEM 243. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Pallavi Sirjoosingh CHEM 204 Physical Chem/Biological Scis1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed. Offered by: Chemistry Fall, Winter Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent and one full course in calculus Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 213. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Rustam Khaliullin Lucas Caire da Silva 6 credits selected from the Upper-Level Physiology (ULP) course list as follows: BIOL 532 Developmental Neurobiology Sem 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Discussions of all aspects of nervous system development including pattern formation, cell lineage, pathfinding and targeting by growing axons, and neural regeneration. The basis for these discussions will be recent research papers and other assigned readings. Offered by: Biology Winter 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar Prerequisites: BIOL 303 or BIOL 306 or permission of instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Donald Van Meyel, Artur Kania, Alyson Elise Fournier, Jean-Francois Cloutier, Edward S Ruthazer BMDE 519 Biomedical Signals & Systems 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biomedical Engineering: An introduction to the theoretical framework, experimental techniques and analysis procedures available for the quantitative analysis of physiological systems and signals. Lectures plus laboratory work using the Biomedical Engineering computer system. Topics include: amplitude and frequency structure of signals, filtering, sampling, correlation functions, time and frequency-domain descriptions of systems. Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (3-0-6) Prerequisites: Satisfactory standing in U3 Honours Physiology; or U3 Major in Physics-Physiology; or U3 Major Physiology-Mathematics; or permission of instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Robert E Kearney EXMD 502 Advanced Endocrinology 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: This course is designed for U3 students who are in a major or honours program in anatomy, biology, biochemistry or physiology and for graduate students. A multidisciplinary approach will be used to teach biosynthesis and processing of hormones, their regulation, function and mechanism of action. The material will cover hypothalamic, pituitary, thyroid, atrial and adrenal hormones as well as prostaglandins and related substances. Offered by: Medicine Fall Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maia V Kokoeva, Thomas Stroh, Andrew Bateman, Suhad Ali, David Morris, Vincent Giguere, Stephane A Laporte, Christian Rocheleau, Robert S Kiss, Monzur Murshed EXMD 503 Advanced Endocrinology 02 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Study of the parathyroids, gut and pancreatic hormones and growth factors. In addition, the role of hormones and growth factors in reproduction and fetal maturation will be discussed. Offered by: Medicine Winter Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Andrew Bateman, Maia V Kokoeva EXMD 506 Adv Appl Cardiovascular Physio 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. Current topics, methods and techniques for studying the cardiovascular system. Basic and applied cardiac electrophysiology, mechanisms of pacemaker activity, arrhythmias, the effects of drugs on cardiac functions, fetal circulation, coronary circulation, mechanics of blood flow, cardiovascular diseases, renal and neural control of the circulation, and cardiac assist devices. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite: PHGY312 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructors Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Adel Schwertani, Natalie Ann Bottega, Kshitij Badal Dandona, Martin Louis Bernier, Jacques Jean G Genest, Dominique Shum-Tim, Michael R Guevara, Benoit de Varennes, Matthias Gero W Friedrich EXMD 507 Adv Respiratory Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. In depth coverage of respiratory biology including: functional anatomy of the respiratory system, pulmonary statics and dynamics, chest wall and respiratory muscles, ventilation and perfusion, control of breathing, and defense mechanisms. This course is aimed at providing a solid grounding in pulmonary biology and its research applications. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite: PHGY 313 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Basil Petrof, Ilan Azuelos, Arnold Scott Kristof, Marta Kaminska, Benjamin M Smith, James G Martin, David H Eidelman, Anne-Marie Lauzon, Sabah N A Hussain, John R Kimoff EXMD 508 Adv Topics in Respiration 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. In depth coverage of developmental physiology, pulmonary vascular physiology, biology of airway smooth muscle, respiratory epithelium and molecular biology of respiratory muscles. Dyspnea, mechanical ventilation and respiratory failure will also be covered. This course emphasizes application of respiratory biology to basic and applied research and touches on pulmonary pathophysiology. Offered by: Medicine Winter Prerequisite: EXMD 507 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Elizabeth Dee Fixman MIMM 414 Advanced Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Microbiology and Immun (Sci): An advanced course serving as a logical extension of MIMM 314. The course will integrate molecular, cellular and biochemical events involved in the ontogeny of the lymphoid system and its activation in the immune response. The course will provide the student with an up-to-date understanding of a rapidly moving field. Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology Fall 3 hour lecture Prerequisite: MIMM 314 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors J枚rg H Fritz MIMM 509 Inflammatory Processes 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Microbiology and Immun (Sci): This course concentrates on the non-specific aspects of the immune response, an area which is not adequately covered by the other immunology courses presented at the university. Interactions between guest researchers (from 海角社区 and other universities) and students will be furthered. Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology Winter 3 hours of seminar Corequisite: PHGY 513 or MIMM 414 This course will be given in conjunction with the Division of Experimental Medicine Prerequisite: MIMM 314 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Joyce Rauch, Giovanni (John) Di Battista PHGY 425 Analyzing Physiological Sys. 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: An introduction to quantitative analysis of physiological data, both to the mode of thinking and to a set of tools that allows accurate predictions of biological systems. Examples will range from oscillating genetic networks to understanding higher brain function. Modelling and data analysis through examples and exercises will be emphasized. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisite: PHGY 311, PHGY 314, BIOL 200 or permission from instructor. Note: Enrolment limited to 20 students. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Erik P Cook, Mladen I Glavinovic, Curtis L Baker, Pouya Bashivan PHGY 451 Advanced Neurophysiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Topics of current interest in neurophysiology including the development of neurons and synapses, physiology of ionic channels, presynaptic and postsynaptic events in synaptic transmission and neuronal interactions in CNS function. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours lecture Prerequisite: PHGY 311 or equivalent Restriction: Departmental approval required Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Ellis Cooper, Arjun Krishnaswamy, Charles W Bourque, Maurice J Chacron, Aparna Suvrathan PHGY 488 Stem Cell Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: The main concepts in stem cell biology: embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, cancer stem cells, stem cells populations of many adult tissues, applications of stem cell biology and ethical issues surrounding stem cell use in research and medicine. The major experimental methods and laboratory techniques in stem cell biology. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisite(s): PHGY 313 or by permission of instructor. Restriction(s): Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Restriction(s): Not open to students who are taking or have taken ANAT 416. Critical reading of peer-reviewed journal papers, practice in oral presentations of scientific material and participation in group discussions. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Anastasia Nijnik, Natasha Chang, Carl P Ernst, Alex Gregorieff, Nicoletta Eliopoulos, Anie Philip, Stefano Stifani, Brenden N Moeun, Kolja Eppert, William Pastor PHGY 502 Exercise Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Behaviour of physiological processes in response to physical effort, in areas such as structural basis of muscle contraction, thermoregulation during exercise, mechanics and energetics of muscle contraction, fuel utilization, fatigue, physiological adjustments during exercise and influence of training. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisites: PHGY 311, PHGY 312, and PHGY 313 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Simon Rousseau, Alain Steve Comtois, James G Martin, Sheldon A Magder, Sabah N A Hussain, Larry Lands, Basil Petrof PHGY 508 Advanced Renal Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Advanced concepts in selected areas of kidney physiology, including the glomerulus, renal cell biology, kidney development, membrane and epithelial transport, hormones and autacoids, kidney transplantation, bioengineering and regenerative medicine. Offered by: Physiology Fall. Offered in conjunction with the Department of Medicine. Prerequisite (Undergraduate): PHGY 312 or the equivalent Restriction: Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year PHGY 513 Translational Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Advanced key concepts in immunology as they relate to health and disease, including infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and autoimmunity, and cancer immunology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours lectures Prerequisite: MIMM 314 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Daniela Quail, Marcel A Behr, Joyce Rauch, Jack P Antel, Nicole F Bernard, Erwin Schurr, Brian Ward, J枚rg H Fritz, Anastasia Nijnik, Judith N Mandl PHGY 515 Blood-Brain Barrier:Hlth & Dis 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the organization and regulation of the blood-brain barrier, highlighting neurological diseases associated with the blood-brain barrier breakdown and give an overview of experimental approaches to study blood-brain barrier. Offered by: Physiology Fall 1.5 hours Lecture and 1.5 hours Seminar weekly Prerequisite: PHGY 313 or PHGY 314 and permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maria Prager-Khoutorsky, Ji Zhang, Alexey Kostikov, Lisa Munter, David Rudko, Roberto J Diaz, Jo Anne Stratton PHGY 516 Physiology of Blood 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Bone marrow hematopoiesis, with emphasis on regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation along hematopoietic pathways. Formation and differentiation of red and white blood cells and some of the diseases associated with hematopoiesis will be covered. Emphasis will be given to the molecular mechanisms involved in the normal and pathological conditions. Offered by: Physiology Winter 2 hours lecture plus 1 hour seminar weekly Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Volker Manfred Blank, Konstantinos Pantopoulos, Anastasia Nijnik PHGY 518 Artificial Cells 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical application of artificial cells, blood substitutes, immobilized enzymes, microorganisms and cells, hemoperfusion, artificial kidneys, and drug delivery systems. PHGY 517 and PHGY 518 when taken together, will give a complete picture of this field. However, the student can select one of these. Offered by: Physiology Fall Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Thomas Ming Swi Chang, Dominique Shum-Tim, Satya Prakash, Corinne Hoesli, Guojun Chen PHGY 520 Ion Channels 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: A discussion of the principal theories and interesting new developments in the study of ion channels. Based on a textbook, computer exercises and critical reading and presentation of research papers. Topics include: Properties of voltage-and ligand-gated channels, single channel analysis, structure and function of ion channels. Offered by: Physiology Winter Offered in even numbered years 1 1/2 hour lecture, 1 1/2 hour seminar Prerequisite: PHGY 311 Priority to Graduate and Honours students; others by permission of instructors. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Reza Sharif Naeini, David S Ragsdale, Alvin Shrier, John W Hanrahan, Philippe Seguela, Derek Bowie PHGY 524 Chronobiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: An introduction to the field of chronobiology. The aim is to provide basic instruction on different types of biological rhythms, with particular focus on circadian rhythms. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 (or NSCI 200 and NSCI 201), and a relevant 300-level course (PHGY 311, or PHGY 314, or PSYC 318, or BIOC 311, or other, with permission of course coordinator). Restriction: Course for senior undergraduate (U3) and graduate students Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Nicolas Cermakian, Daniel Bernard, Kai-Florian Storch PHGY 525 Cortical Plasticity 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: An examination of cortical plasticity following peripheral and central nervous damage from a systems/cognitive neuroscience perspective. Focus is on sensory systems and animal models, including the following topics: ocular dominance columns, retinal lesions, blindness, deafness, cochlear implants, barrel fields, amputation, stroke, and hemispherectomy. Experimental approaches to be considered include: electrophysiological recording, psychophysics, behaviour, and functional imaging. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisites: NSCI 200 or PHGY 314 or permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Stephen Lomber PHGY 531 Topics in Applied Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Seminar format course in which experts in immunologic mechanisms of resistance against a variety of infectious diseases, including AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis oversee student moderators in their presentation of recent scientific literature in the field. Offered by: Physiology Winter Restriction: Permission of the instructor. U3 InterDept. Honours Immunology students and graduate students with strong immunology background i.e. PHGY 513 and BIOC 503 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Judith N Mandl, Paul Clarke, Irah King, Heather Melichar, Pouya Bashivan PHGY 550 Molecular Physiology of Bone 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Students will develop a working knowledge of cartilage and bone. Discussion topics will include: molecular and cellular environment of bone; heritable and acquired skeletal defects; research models used to study metabolic bone disease. Offered by: Physiology Fall 1 hour of lecture, 2 hours of seminar per week Prerequisites: PHGY 311, and BIOL 202 or equivalent Restriction: U3 Physiology students, and graduate students in biomedical departments; others by permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Monzur Murshed, Frank Rauch, Peter M Siegel, Pierre Moffatt, Juliana Marulanda Montoya, Bettina M Willie, Rene St-Arnaud, Kerstin Tiedemann, Laura Stone PHGY 552 Cellular&Molecular Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Discussions of recent significant advances in our understanding of the gene products involved in diverse cellular signalling pathways. Topics will include cell-surface hormone receptors, nuclear steroid hormone receptors, and ion channels and transporters. Students will present and critically evaluate experimental approaches, results and interpretations of selected research publications. Offered by: Physiology Winter 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar weekly Prerequisite: PHGY 311 Preference will be given to Physiology Honours and Graduate students Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski, John H White, Ursula Stochaj, Daniel Bernard PHGY 556 Topics in Systems Neuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Topics of current interest in systems neurophysiology and behavioural neuroscience including: the neural representation of sensory information and motor behaviours, models of sensory motor integration, and the computational analysis of problems in motor control and perception. Students will be expected to present and critically discuss journal articles in class. Offered by: Physiology Winter Restriction: Permission of the instructor required. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 456 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Daniel E Guitton, Curtis L Baker, Erik P Cook, Christopher C Pack, Adrien F Peyrache, Suresh Krishna, Pouya Bashivan, Majid Mohajerani PHGY 560 Light Microscopy-Life Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Introduction to optics, light microscopy imaging and data analysis for life scientists. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisites: BIOL 301 or permission of instructors. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Claire M Brown PSYC 470 Memory and Brain 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: Memory systems are studied with an emphasis on the neural computations that occur at various stages of the processing stream, focusing on the hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebellum and cortex. The data reviewed is obtained from human, non-human primates and rodents, with single unit recording, neuroimaging and brain damaged subjects. Offered by: Psychology Winter 3 hour lecture per week Prerequisites: NSCI 201 and (PSYC 318 or PHGY 311 or BIOL 306) Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year PSYT 500 Adv: Neur of Mtl Disorders 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychiatry: Current theories on the neurobiological basis of most well known mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia). Methods and strategies in research on genetic, physiological and biochemical factors in mental illness will be discussed. Discussion will also focus on the rationale for present treatment approaches and on promising new approaches. Offered by: Psychiatry Winter 3 hours Prerequisite (Undergraduate): BIOC 212 and BIOC 311, or BIOC 312, or BIOL 200 and BIOL 201, or PHGY 311, or PSYC 308 and an upper-level biological science course with permission of the instructors, or equivalent. Basic knowledge of cellular and molecular biology is required. Restriction: Open to U3 and graduate students only. Restriction: Graduate Studies: strongly recommended for M.Sc. students in Psychiatry. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Tak Pan Wong, Corina Nagy, Megha M Chakravarty, Nicolas Tritsch, Serge Beaulieu, Gabriella Gobbi, Judes Poirier, Lalit K Srivastava, Marco Leyton, Patricia P Silveira For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.
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PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology of body fluids, blood, body defense mechanisms, muscle, peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous systems. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours lectures weekly Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisites: BIOL 200, CHEM 212 or equivalent. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 211 or students who are taking and who have taken NSCI 200. Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, David S Ragsdale, Alvin Shrier, Erik P Cook, C茅line Aguer
PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and renal systems. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours lectures weekly Prerequisites: BIOL 112, CHEM 110, CHEM 120, PHYS 101 or PHYS 131, and PHYS 102 or PHYS 142. Pre-/co-requisite: BIOL 200, BIOL 201, BIOC 212, CHEM 212 or equivalent. Restriction: For students in the Faculty of Science, and other students by permission of the instructor Although PHGY 210 may be taken without the prior passing of PHGY 209, students should note that they may have some initial difficulties because of lack of familiarity with some basic concepts introduced in PHGY 209 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, Tomoko Takano, Anne-Marie Lauzon, John H White, C茅line Aguer
PHGY 212 Introductory Physiology Lab 1 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Exercises illustrating fundamental principles in physiology: Biological Signals Acquisitions, Blood, Immunology, Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular Physiology. Offered by: Physiology (One 3-hour lab and one 1-hour lecture every second week.) Corequisite: PHGY 209. Restrictions: Required for Physiology students enrolled in PHGY 209. Open to BA &Sc. students and to others by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken PHGY 212D1/D2. Note: For students in a Physiology program, PHGY 212 should be taken concurrently with PHGY 209. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, Mladen I Glavinovic, Judith N Mandl
PHGY 213 Introductory Physiology Lab 2 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Exercises illustrating fundamental principles in physiology: Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular, Respiration, Exercise Physiology, Molecular Endocrinology. Offered by: Physiology (One 3-hour lab and one 1-hour lecture every second week.) Prerequisite: PHGY 212 Corequisite: PHGY 210. Restrictions: Required for Physiology students enrolled in PHGY 210. Open to BA &Sc. students and to others by permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken PHGY 212D1/D2. Note: For students in a Physiology program, PHGY 213 should be taken concurrently with PHGY 210. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Michael R Guevara, Sheldon A Magder, John H White, Melissa A Vollrath
BIOL 200 Molecular Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): The physical and chemical properties of the cell and its components in relation to their structure and function. Topics include: protein structure, enzymes and enzyme kinetics; nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation; the genetic code, mutation, recombination, and regulation of gene expression. Offered by: Biology Fall 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or equivalent Corequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent, or CHEM 204 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Kenneth E M Hastings, Paul Lasko, Shaun Turney, Rodrigo Reyes Lamothe, Serge Champetier
BIOL 201 Cell Biology & Metabolism 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): This course introduces the student to our modern understanding of cells and how they work. Major topics to be covered include: photosynthesis, energy metabolism and metabolic integration; plasma membrane including secretion, endocytosis and contact mediated interactions between cells; cytoskeleton including cell and organelle movement; the nervous system; hormone signaling; the cell cycle. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial Prerequisite: BIOL 200. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ANAT 212 or BIOC 212 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Gary J Brouhard, Siegfried Hekimi, Huanquan Zheng, Serge Champetier 听OR
BIOC 212 Molec Mechanisms of Cell Funct 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: An introductory course describing the biochemistry and molecular biology of selected key functions of animal cells, including: gene expression; mitochondrial production of metabolic energy; cellular communication with the extra-cellular environment; and regulation of cell division. Offered by: Biochemistry Winter Prerequisite: BIOL 200 Restrictions: A non-terminal course intended to be followed by BIOC 311; BIOC 312 in the U2 year. Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOL 201 or ANAT 212. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Maria Vera Ugalde, Arnim Pause, Dieter Reinhardt, Lawrence Kazak, Katie Cockburn
BIOL 202 Basic Genetics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Introduction to basic principles, and to modern advances, problems and applications in the genetics of higher and lower organisms with examples representative of the biological sciences. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture, 1 hour optional tutorial per week Prerequisite: BIOL 200 or BIOL 219 Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking LSCI 204 or BIOL 302. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Nam Sung Moon, Laura Nilson, Daniel J Schoen, David Hipfner, Serge Champetier
CHEM 212 Intro Organic Chemistry 1 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: A fundamental study of aliphatic compounds and saturated functional groups including modern concepts of bonding, reaction mechanisms, conformational analysis, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry. Offered by: Chemistry Fall, Summer Prerequisite: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent. Restriction: Not open to students registered in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 211, CHEM 242, or equivalent. Each lab section is limited enrolment Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry's Web page (). Terms Fall 2024 Summer 2025 Instructors Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Youla S Tsantrizos, Laura Pavelka, Nathan Luedtke Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh
CHEM 222 Intro Organic Chemistry 2 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics. Offered by: Chemistry Winter, Summer Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or CHEM 242 or equivalent. Restriction: Not open to Chemistry or Biochemistry students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 234 or CHEM252. Terms Winter 2025 Summer 2025 Instructors Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Nicolas Moitessier, Nathan Luedtke Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot
CHEM 203 Survey of Physical Chemistry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: The fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to biomolecular systems. Thermodynamic and kinetic control of biological processes. Offered by: Chemistry Fall Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent. Restrictions: Intended for students in biological science programs requiring only one course in physical chemistry. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 204 or CHEM 213 or CHEM 223 and CHEM 243. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Pallavi Sirjoosingh 听OR
CHEM 204 Physical Chem/Biological Scis1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Chemistry: Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed. Offered by: Chemistry Fall, Winter Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent and one full course in calculus Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 213. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Rustam Khaliullin Lucas Caire da Silva 听OR
BIOC 312 Biochemistry of Macromolecules 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: Gene expression from the start of transcription to the synthesis of proteins, their modifications and degradation. Topics covered: purine and pyrimidine metabolism; transcription and its regulation; mRNA processing; translation; targeting of proteins to specific cellular sites; protein glycosylation; protein phosphorylation; protein turn-over; programmed cell death (apoptosis). Offered by: Biochemistry Winter Prerequisites: BIOC 311, BIOL 200, BIOL 201 or BIOC 212 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Sidong Huang, Nahum Sonenberg, Michel Tremblay, Josee Dostie, Vincent Giguere, Maria Vera Ugalde (taken in U2/U3)
U2
PHGY 311 Channels, Synapses & Hormones 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses on cellular communication in the nervous system and the endocrine system. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 afternoons per term Prerequisite: PHGY 209 or permission of the instructor. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Ellis Cooper, Jesper Sj枚str枚m, Arjun Krishnaswamy, Reza Sharif Naeini
PHGY 312 Resp.,Renal,&Cardio Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of topics in renal, respiratory and cardiovascular functions explored beyond the introductory level. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 Wednesday afternoons per term Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent, PHGY 311 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John W Hanrahan, James G Martin, Alvin Shrier, Sheldon A Magder
PHGY 313 Blood,GI,Imm.Syst.Physiol 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In-depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of topics in immunology, blood and fluids, and gastrointestinal physiology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours of lectures per week; 1-3 hours optional lab/demonstration/tutorial arranged for a maximum of 3 Wednesday afternoons per term Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent, PHGY 311 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Judith N Mandl, Volker Manfred Blank, Melissa A Vollrath, J枚rg H Fritz, Daniela Quail
PHGY 314 Integrative Neuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: In depth presentation of experimental results and hypotheses underlying our current understanding of how single neurons and ensembles of neurons encode sensory information, generate movement, and control cognitive functions such as emotion, learning, and memory, during voluntary behaviours. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours of lectures per week Prerequisites: PHGY 209 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maurice J Chacron, Christopher C Pack, Amir Shmuel, Melissa A Vollrath, Stephen Lomber, Mark Brandon, Pouya Bashivan
BIOL 301 Cell and Molecular Laboratory 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): An introduction to biology research and communication with a focus on cell and molecular biology. Through conducting a series of project-based experiments and writing a final report, molecular and synthetic biology techniques such as gene cloning, manipulation, protein isolation and characterization and how research is conducted, analyzed and communicated will be addressed. In addition, an introduction to bioinformatics methods and their role in analysis will be provided. Offered by: Biology Fall or Winter 1 hour lecture and one 6-hour laboratory Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219 Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BIOC 300, or BIOC 220 and BIOC 320. Requires departmental approval. For approval email maxime.leroux [at] mcgill.ca. Specify your ID number as well as the term and two lab day preferences. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Arnold L Hayer, Maxime Leroux, Paul M Harrison, Huanquan Zheng Huanquan Zheng, Maxime Leroux, Paul M Harrison, Arnold L Hayer
BIOC 311 Metabolic Biochemistry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: The generation of metabolic energy in higher organisms with an emphasis on its regulation at the molecular, cellular and organ level. Chemical concepts and mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis are also emphasized. Included: selected topics in carbohydrate, lipid and nitrogen metabolism; complex lipids and biological membranes; hormonal signal transduction. Offered by: Biochemistry Fall Prerequisites: BIOL 200, BIOL 201 or BIOC 212, CHEM 222 or CHEM 234 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maxime Denis, Vincent Giguere, Kalle Gehring, Lawrence Kazak
ANAT 261 Intro to Dynamic Histology 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Anatomy & Cell Biology: An introduction to light and electron microscopic anatomy in which cell and tissue dynamics will be explored in the principal tissues and organs of the body. Offered by: Anatomy and Cell Biology Fall 3 hours lectures, 2 hours laboratory Must be taken in U1 by students in Anatomy and Cell Biology programs Prerequisite: BIOL 112 or CEGEP equivalent Restriction: Open to students in biological sciences and others by special permission Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Craig A. Mandato, Carlos R Morales
PHGY 351 Research Techniques:Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Provides an overview of common research methods in Physiology, including critical analysis and practical experience with some of the methods. Topics include research ethics of animal experimentation, data analysis, membrane biophysics, radioimmunoassay, ion sensitive dyes, immunocytochemistry, localization techniques, protein transport, cell sorting and molecular biology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 2 hour lecture and 3 hour lab weekly Prerequisites: PHGY 209, PHGY 210 and PHGY 311. Corequisites: PHGY 312 and PHGY 313 Restriction: Honours Physiology students Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Gergely Lukacs, Ursula Stochaj, Melissa A Vollrath, Anastasia Nijnik
PHGY 359D1 Tutorial in Physiology 0.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: The course consists of regularly scheduled meetings between each individual student and a chosen staff member, to consider current problems in biomedical research and to develop background for a research project to be carried out in U3. Brief written summaries of each meeting are required. Offered by: Physiology Fall Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 or equivalent. Corequisites: PHGY 311, PHGY 312 and PHGY 313. Restriction: Enrolment restricted to Honours Physiology students Students must register for both PHGY 359D1 and PHGY 359D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 359D1 and PHGY 359D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Fall 2024 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 359D2 Tutorial in Physiology 0.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: See PHGY 359D1 for course description. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisite: PHGY 359D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 359D1 and PHGY 359D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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PHGY 459D1 Physiology Seminar 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Discussion of topics in mammalian, cellular and molecular physiology. Students will be required to write one essay and make at least one oral presentation per term. A final course essay is required. Offered by: Physiology Fall 2 hours seminar Prerequisite: permission of instructors Required course for U3 Honours students. Students must register for both PHGY 459D1 and PHGY 459D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 459D1 and PHGY 459D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Fall 2024 Instructors John W Hanrahan, Alvin Shrier, John H White, Gergely Lukacs, Claire M Brown, Maria Prager-Khoutorsky
PHGY 459D2 Physiology Seminar 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: See PHGY 459D1 for course description. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisite: PHGY 459D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 459D1 and PHGY 459D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John W Hanrahan, Kenneth Finnson, Anie Philip, Alvin Shrier, Christopher C Pack, Simon Rousseau, Brian Chen
PHGY 461D1 Experimental Physiology 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Individual project work under the supervision of Departmental Staff members. Offered by: Physiology Fall Restrictions: Departmental approval required. This course is a requirement for U3 students in the Honours Physiology program, the Major Program in Physiology and Mathematics, and the Major program in Physiology and Physics, and is open to a limited number of other U3 Physiology students. Students must register for both PHGY 461D1 and PHGY 461D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 461D1 and PHGY 461D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Fall 2024 Instructors John Orlowski, Melissa A Vollrath
PHGY 461D2 Experimental Physiology 4.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: See PHGY 461D1 for course description. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisite: PHGY 461D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both PHGY 461D1 and PHGY 461D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOL 373 Biometry 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Elementary statistical methods in biology. Introduction to the analysis of biological data with emphasis on the assumptions behind statistical tests and models. Use of statistical techniques typically available on computer packages. Offered by: Biology Fall 2 hours lecture and 2 hours laboratory Prerequisite: MATH 112 or equivalent You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year 听OR
BIOL 309 Mathematical Models in Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Application of finite difference and differential equations to problems in cell and developmental biology, ecology and physiology. Qualitative, quantitative and graphical techniques are used to analyze mathematical models and to compare theoretical predictions with experimental data. Offered by: Biology Fall 3 hours lecture Prerequisites:BIOL 200, BIOL 201 (or ANAT 212/BIOC 212); or BIOL 219 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Gil Bub, Frederic Guichard 听OR
COMP 204 Comp. Programming for Life Sci 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Computer Science (Sci): Computer programming in a high level language: variables, expressions, types, functions, conditionals, loops, objects and classes. Introduction to algorithms, modular software design, libraries, file input/output, debugging. Emphasis on applications in the life sciences. Offered by: Computer Science Co-requisite: BIOL 112 Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 202, COMP 208, or GEOG 333; not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 206 or COMP 250. To take COMP 204, students should have a solid understanding of pre-calculus fundamentals such as polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors David C Becerra Kaleem Siddiqi 听OR
COMP 250 Intro to Computer Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Mathematical tools (binary numbers, induction,recurrence relations, asymptotic complexity,establishing correctness of programs). Datastructures (arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists,trees, binary trees, binary search trees, heaps,hash tables). Recursive and non-recursivealgorithms (searching and sorting, tree andgraph traversal). Abstract data types. Objectoriented programming in Java (classes andobjects, interfaces, inheritance). Selected topics. Offered by: Computer Science 3 hours Prerequisite(s): MATH 140 or equivalent. COMP 202 or COMP 204 or COMP 208 (or equivalent). Corequisite(s): MATH 133 Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECSE 250. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Giulia Alberini Giulia Alberini 听OR
PSYC 305 Statistics for Exper Design 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: An introduction to the design and analysis of experiments, including analysis of variance, planned and post hoc tests and a comparison of anova to correlational analysis. Offered by: Psychology Fall and Winter Prerequisite: PSYC 204 or equivalent This course is required of all students who propose to enter an Honours or Major program in Psychology You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Carl F Falk Milica Miocevic, Jens Kreitewolf
Upper Level Physiology (ULP) courses -听6 credits selected from the upper-level Physiology (ULP) course list as follows:
PHGY 425 Analyzing Physiological Sys. 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: An introduction to quantitative analysis of physiological data, both to the mode of thinking and to a set of tools that allows accurate predictions of biological systems. Examples will range from oscillating genetic networks to understanding higher brain function. Modelling and data analysis through examples and exercises will be emphasized. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisite: PHGY 311, PHGY 314, BIOL 200 or permission from instructor. Note: Enrolment limited to 20 students. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Erik P Cook, Mladen I Glavinovic, Curtis L Baker, Pouya Bashivan
PHGY 451 Advanced Neurophysiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Topics of current interest in neurophysiology including the development of neurons and synapses, physiology of ionic channels, presynaptic and postsynaptic events in synaptic transmission and neuronal interactions in CNS function. Offered by: Physiology Fall 3 hours lecture Prerequisite: PHGY 311 or equivalent Restriction: Departmental approval required Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Ellis Cooper, Arjun Krishnaswamy, Charles W Bourque, Maurice J Chacron, Aparna Suvrathan
PHGY 488 Stem Cell Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: The main concepts in stem cell biology: embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, cancer stem cells, stem cells populations of many adult tissues, applications of stem cell biology and ethical issues surrounding stem cell use in research and medicine. The major experimental methods and laboratory techniques in stem cell biology. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisite(s): PHGY 313 or by permission of instructor. Restriction(s): Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Restriction(s): Not open to students who are taking or have taken ANAT 416. Critical reading of peer-reviewed journal papers, practice in oral presentations of scientific material and participation in group discussions. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Anastasia Nijnik, Natasha Chang, Carl P Ernst, Alex Gregorieff, Nicoletta Eliopoulos, Anie Philip, Stefano Stifani, Brenden N Moeun, Kolja Eppert, William Pastor
PHGY 502 Exercise Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Behaviour of physiological processes in response to physical effort, in areas such as structural basis of muscle contraction, thermoregulation during exercise, mechanics and energetics of muscle contraction, fuel utilization, fatigue, physiological adjustments during exercise and influence of training. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisites: PHGY 311, PHGY 312, and PHGY 313 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Simon Rousseau, Alain Steve Comtois, James G Martin, Sheldon A Magder, Sabah N A Hussain, Larry Lands, Basil Petrof
PHGY 508 Advanced Renal Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Advanced concepts in selected areas of kidney physiology, including the glomerulus, renal cell biology, kidney development, membrane and epithelial transport, hormones and autacoids, kidney transplantation, bioengineering and regenerative medicine. Offered by: Physiology Fall. Offered in conjunction with the Department of Medicine. Prerequisite (Undergraduate): PHGY 312 or the equivalent Restriction: Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 513 Translational Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Advanced key concepts in immunology as they relate to health and disease, including infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and autoimmunity, and cancer immunology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours lectures Prerequisite: MIMM 314 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Daniela Quail, Marcel A Behr, Joyce Rauch, Jack P Antel, Nicole F Bernard, Erwin Schurr, Brian Ward, J枚rg H Fritz, Anastasia Nijnik, Judith N Mandl
PHGY 515 Blood-Brain Barrier:Hlth & Dis 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the organization and regulation of the blood-brain barrier, highlighting neurological diseases associated with the blood-brain barrier breakdown and give an overview of experimental approaches to study blood-brain barrier. Offered by: Physiology Fall 1.5 hours Lecture and 1.5 hours Seminar weekly Prerequisite: PHGY 313 or PHGY 314 and permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maria Prager-Khoutorsky, Ji Zhang, Alexey Kostikov, Lisa Munter, David Rudko, Roberto J Diaz, Jo Anne Stratton
PHGY 516 Physiology of Blood 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Bone marrow hematopoiesis, with emphasis on regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation along hematopoietic pathways. Formation and differentiation of red and white blood cells and some of the diseases associated with hematopoiesis will be covered. Emphasis will be given to the molecular mechanisms involved in the normal and pathological conditions. Offered by: Physiology Winter 2 hours lecture plus 1 hour seminar weekly Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Volker Manfred Blank, Konstantinos Pantopoulos, Anastasia Nijnik
PHGY 518 Artificial Cells 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical application of artificial cells, blood substitutes, immobilized enzymes, microorganisms and cells, hemoperfusion, artificial kidneys, and drug delivery systems. PHGY 517 and PHGY 518 when taken together, will give a complete picture of this field. However, the student can select one of these. Offered by: Physiology Fall Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Thomas Ming Swi Chang, Dominique Shum-Tim, Satya Prakash, Corinne Hoesli, Guojun Chen
PHGY 520 Ion Channels 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: A discussion of the principal theories and interesting new developments in the study of ion channels. Based on a textbook, computer exercises and critical reading and presentation of research papers. Topics include: Properties of voltage-and ligand-gated channels, single channel analysis, structure and function of ion channels. Offered by: Physiology Winter Offered in even numbered years 1 1/2 hour lecture, 1 1/2 hour seminar Prerequisite: PHGY 311 Priority to Graduate and Honours students; others by permission of instructors. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Reza Sharif Naeini, David S Ragsdale, Alvin Shrier, John W Hanrahan, Philippe Seguela, Derek Bowie
PHGY 524 Chronobiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: An introduction to the field of chronobiology. The aim is to provide basic instruction on different types of biological rhythms, with particular focus on circadian rhythms. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 (or NSCI 200 and NSCI 201), and a relevant 300-level course (PHGY 311, or PHGY 314, or PSYC 318, or BIOC 311, or other, with permission of course coordinator). Restriction: Course for senior undergraduate (U3) and graduate students Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Nicolas Cermakian, Daniel Bernard, Kai-Florian Storch
PHGY 531 Topics in Applied Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Seminar format course in which experts in immunologic mechanisms of resistance against a variety of infectious diseases, including AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis oversee student moderators in their presentation of recent scientific literature in the field. Offered by: Physiology Winter Restriction: Permission of the instructor. U3 InterDept. Honours Immunology students and graduate students with strong immunology background i.e. PHGY 513 and BIOC 503 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Judith N Mandl, Paul Clarke, Irah King, Heather Melichar, Pouya Bashivan
PHGY 550 Molecular Physiology of Bone 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Students will develop a working knowledge of cartilage and bone. Discussion topics will include: molecular and cellular environment of bone; heritable and acquired skeletal defects; research models used to study metabolic bone disease. Offered by: Physiology Fall 1 hour of lecture, 2 hours of seminar per week Prerequisites: PHGY 311, and BIOL 202 or equivalent Restriction: U3 Physiology students, and graduate students in biomedical departments; others by permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Monzur Murshed, Frank Rauch, Peter M Siegel, Pierre Moffatt, Juliana Marulanda Montoya, Bettina M Willie, Rene St-Arnaud, Kerstin Tiedemann, Laura Stone
PHGY 552 Cellular&Molecular Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Discussions of recent significant advances in our understanding of the gene products involved in diverse cellular signalling pathways. Topics will include cell-surface hormone receptors, nuclear steroid hormone receptors, and ion channels and transporters. Students will present and critically evaluate experimental approaches, results and interpretations of selected research publications. Offered by: Physiology Winter 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar weekly Prerequisite: PHGY 311 Preference will be given to Physiology Honours and Graduate students Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski, John H White, Ursula Stochaj, Daniel Bernard
PHGY 556 Topics in Systems Neuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Topics of current interest in systems neurophysiology and behavioural neuroscience including: the neural representation of sensory information and motor behaviours, models of sensory motor integration, and the computational analysis of problems in motor control and perception. Students will be expected to present and critically discuss journal articles in class. Offered by: Physiology Winter Restriction: Permission of the instructor required. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 456 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Daniel E Guitton, Curtis L Baker, Erik P Cook, Christopher C Pack, Adrien F Peyrache, Suresh Krishna, Pouya Bashivan, Majid Mohajerani
PHGY 560 Light Microscopy-Life Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Introduction to optics, light microscopy imaging and data analysis for life scientists. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisites: BIOL 301 or permission of instructors. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Claire M Brown
BIOL 532 Developmental Neurobiology Sem 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Discussions of all aspects of nervous system development including pattern formation, cell lineage, pathfinding and targeting by growing axons, and neural regeneration. The basis for these discussions will be recent research papers and other assigned readings. Offered by: Biology Winter 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar Prerequisites: BIOL 303 or BIOL 306 or permission of instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Donald Van Meyel, Artur Kania, Alyson Elise Fournier, Jean-Francois Cloutier, Edward S Ruthazer
BMDE 519 Biomedical Signals & Systems 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biomedical Engineering: An introduction to the theoretical framework, experimental techniques and analysis procedures available for the quantitative analysis of physiological systems and signals. Lectures plus laboratory work using the Biomedical Engineering computer system. Topics include: amplitude and frequency structure of signals, filtering, sampling, correlation functions, time and frequency-domain descriptions of systems. Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (3-0-6) Prerequisites: Satisfactory standing in U3 Honours Physiology; or U3 Major in Physics-Physiology; or U3 Major Physiology-Mathematics; or permission of instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Robert E Kearney
BMDE 505 Cell and Tissue Engineering 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biomedical Engineering: Application of the principles of engineering, physical, and biological sciences to modify and create cells and tissues for therapeutic applications will be discussed, as well as the industrial perspective and related ethical issues. Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (3-0-6) 1.5 hours lecture/1.5 hours seminar per week Restriction: graduate and final year undergraduate students from physical, biological, and medical science, and engineering. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Satya Prakash
EXMD 502 Advanced Endocrinology 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: This course is designed for U3 students who are in a major or honours program in anatomy, biology, biochemistry or physiology and for graduate students. A multidisciplinary approach will be used to teach biosynthesis and processing of hormones, their regulation, function and mechanism of action. The material will cover hypothalamic, pituitary, thyroid, atrial and adrenal hormones as well as prostaglandins and related substances. Offered by: Medicine Fall Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maia V Kokoeva, Thomas Stroh, Andrew Bateman, Suhad Ali, David Morris, Vincent Giguere, Stephane A Laporte, Christian Rocheleau, Robert S Kiss, Monzur Murshed
EXMD 503 Advanced Endocrinology 02 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Study of the parathyroids, gut and pancreatic hormones and growth factors. In addition, the role of hormones and growth factors in reproduction and fetal maturation will be discussed. Offered by: Medicine Winter Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Andrew Bateman, Maia V Kokoeva
EXMD 506 Adv Appl Cardiovascular Physio 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. Current topics, methods and techniques for studying the cardiovascular system. Basic and applied cardiac electrophysiology, mechanisms of pacemaker activity, arrhythmias, the effects of drugs on cardiac functions, fetal circulation, coronary circulation, mechanics of blood flow, cardiovascular diseases, renal and neural control of the circulation, and cardiac assist devices. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite: PHGY312 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructors Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Adel Schwertani, Natalie Ann Bottega, Kshitij Badal Dandona, Martin Louis Bernier, Jacques Jean G Genest, Dominique Shum-Tim, Michael R Guevara, Benoit de Varennes, Matthias Gero W Friedrich
EXMD 507 Adv Respiratory Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. In depth coverage of respiratory biology including: functional anatomy of the respiratory system, pulmonary statics and dynamics, chest wall and respiratory muscles, ventilation and perfusion, control of breathing, and defense mechanisms. This course is aimed at providing a solid grounding in pulmonary biology and its research applications. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite: PHGY 313 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Basil Petrof, Ilan Azuelos, Arnold Scott Kristof, Marta Kaminska, Benjamin M Smith, James G Martin, David H Eidelman, Anne-Marie Lauzon, Sabah N A Hussain, John R Kimoff
EXMD 508 Adv Topics in Respiration 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. In depth coverage of developmental physiology, pulmonary vascular physiology, biology of airway smooth muscle, respiratory epithelium and molecular biology of respiratory muscles. Dyspnea, mechanical ventilation and respiratory failure will also be covered. This course emphasizes application of respiratory biology to basic and applied research and touches on pulmonary pathophysiology. Offered by: Medicine Winter Prerequisite: EXMD 507 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Elizabeth Dee Fixman
MIMM 414 Advanced Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Microbiology and Immun (Sci): An advanced course serving as a logical extension of MIMM 314. The course will integrate molecular, cellular and biochemical events involved in the ontogeny of the lymphoid system and its activation in the immune response. The course will provide the student with an up-to-date understanding of a rapidly moving field. Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology Fall 3 hour lecture Prerequisite: MIMM 314 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors J枚rg H Fritz
MIMM 509 Inflammatory Processes 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Microbiology and Immun (Sci): This course concentrates on the non-specific aspects of the immune response, an area which is not adequately covered by the other immunology courses presented at the university. Interactions between guest researchers (from 海角社区 and other universities) and students will be furthered. Offered by: Microbiology & Immunology Winter 3 hours of seminar Corequisite: PHGY 513 or MIMM 414 This course will be given in conjunction with the Division of Experimental Medicine Prerequisite: MIMM 314 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Joyce Rauch, Giovanni (John) Di Battista
PSYC 470 Memory and Brain 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: Memory systems are studied with an emphasis on the neural computations that occur at various stages of the processing stream, focusing on the hippocampus, amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebellum and cortex. The data reviewed is obtained from human, non-human primates and rodents, with single unit recording, neuroimaging and brain damaged subjects. Offered by: Psychology Winter 3 hour lecture per week Prerequisites: NSCI 201 and (PSYC 318 or PHGY 311 or BIOL 306) Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PSYT 500 Adv: Neur of Mtl Disorders 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychiatry: Current theories on the neurobiological basis of most well known mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia). Methods and strategies in research on genetic, physiological and biochemical factors in mental illness will be discussed. Discussion will also focus on the rationale for present treatment approaches and on promising new approaches. Offered by: Psychiatry Winter 3 hours Prerequisite (Undergraduate): BIOC 212 and BIOC 311, or BIOC 312, or BIOL 200 and BIOL 201, or PHGY 311, or PSYC 308 and an upper-level biological science course with permission of the instructors, or equivalent. Basic knowledge of cellular and molecular biology is required. Restriction: Open to U3 and graduate students only. Restriction: Graduate Studies: strongly recommended for M.Sc. students in Psychiatry. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Tak Pan Wong, Corina Nagy, Megha M Chakravarty, Nicolas Tritsch, Serge Beaulieu, Gabriella Gobbi, Judes Poirier, Lalit K Srivastava, Marco Leyton, Patricia P Silveira
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6 credits selected from the Upper-Level Physiology (ULP) course list as follows:

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