BIOL 403G

 Molecular Basis of Cancer

Prerequisites: BIOL 319/322 or equivalent course. Biological and molecular features of oncogensis and clinical cancer, focusing on specific molecular events underlying carcinogenesis, metastsis and angiogenesis. Case study learning will be integrated into the course to engage students in understanding the societal implications of cancer.

BIOL 446G

 Biochemistry I

Prerequisite: CHEM 314 or 340. Biochemical compounds and their role in metabolism.

BIOL 456G

Ichthyology

Prerequisites: BIOL 224/225, and permission of instructor. Fishes of the world, their physiology, structure, behavior, and ecology. Emphasis on the collection and identification of freshwater species of Kentucky. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, four hours.

BIOL 483G

 Multivariate Methods/Biology

Prerequisites: Junior standing and a course in statistics, or permission of instructor. Application of multivariate statistical analysis techniques to problems in the biological sciences. Principal component and factor analysis, canonical discriminant analysis, correspondence analysis, distance metrics and clustering, canonical correlation, repetitive sampling, randomization. Not a course in mathematical statistics; rather, emphasis is on experimental design, selection of appropriate methods for testing particular hypotheses, and the analysis of real data.

BIOL 490G

Plants as Alternative Therapeutics

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An exploration of plants used traditional in systems of medicine with an emphasis on their pharmacological implications as evidenced in modern clinical research. The therapeutic actions of phytochemicals, vis-a-vis different human illnesses (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, autoimmune psychosomatic disorders; cancer, AIDS, skin diseases, etc.) will be examined.

BIOL 495G

Molecular Genetics

Prerequisite BIOL 450G. A study of the molecular basis of genetics and heredity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.

BIOL 501

Biological Perspectives

Designed to acquaint graduate students with advances in the biological sciences and practical applications of biological principles.

BIOL 519

International Wildlife Management Policy

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Exploration of the major wildlife management models used in various countries, emphasizing North America, Europe and Africa. Economic ramifications of these models and international treaty obligations relating to the wildlife trade are investigated.

BIOL 526

Physiological Ecology

Prerequisites: BIOL 330 or consent of instructor. Study of the physiological adaptations of animals that enhance their survival and/or permit them to exploit extreme environments.

BIOL 530

Animal Behavior

N/A

BIOL 560

Advanced Cell Biology

Prerequisite: BIOL 411 or equivalent. Lecture-discussion course designed to understand structure and function of differentiated cells of multicellular organisms. Textbook readings, review articles and current research papers will be incorporated into lectures and discussions.

BIOL 566

Advanced Molecular Genetics

Prerequisites: BIOL 495 or consent of instructor. Consideration of the molecular mechanisms for replication, gene expression and regulation of development.

 BIOL 675

Advanced Topics in Biology

Selected topics in Biology.