Bio 425/625 - Immunology. 4 Credits:

This course pursues an in depth the rapidly expanding areas of cellular, humoral, and tumor immunology. Following a brief overview of the immune system's response to exogenous antigen, the course concentrates on such as antibody production and structure, lymphocyte subpopulations, cell-cell interactions, cell-mediated immune responses, cell surface alloantigens, histocompatability immunogenetics, transplantation and tumor immunology. The exact content of the course varies from year to year depending on the status of the research in the field. Prerequisite: BIOL 302 and 303. Recommended: BIOL 430 or CHEM 437.

Bio 397 / Chem 397 / Phil 399 - Ethics and Integrity in Scientific Research. 1 Credit:

Individuals involved in contemporary scientific research have ethical responsibilities for their conduct. The goal of this course is to provide students considering a career in scientific research with a framework establishing appropriate scientific integrity. A variety of relevant topics will be discussed, including fraud and misconduct, peer review, obligations and rights of students and mentors, ethical conduct in animal and human experimentation, ownership of data, reagents, intellectual property, authorship and conflict of interest. Note: Permission of the instructor is required.

• Biology 303 - Cell Biology, Spring 2000