专业

生物信息学的浓度

生物信息学专为生物学专业学生开设, 数学, 和计算机科学.

In order to obtain a concentration in 生物信息学 a student must complete a number of core and elective requirements. Courses that count towards a student's primary major can be used to simultaneously count towards the 生物信息学 core or elective requirements as well. 例如, the basic requirements for the biology major will automatically fulfill the required elective course requirement at the level of BIOL 2000 or above, 和biol4200, 杂志5240年, 或BIOL 6160课程可以重复计算以完成生物选修课. Computer science majors will naturally fulfill the three CS course requirement in their primary coursework. 计算机科学专业的学生拿B.S. option will also naturally fulfill the Probability requirement through CSCI 2244 (Randomness and Computation).

一门选修课可以用一学期的生物信息学电子游戏正规平台来代替. Students wishing to pursue this option should visit the 生物系 (Higgins 355) for course approval.

细胞生物学与发育集中

The fields of cell and developmental biology aim to discover the 函数s and activities of cells, 以及这些细胞如何协同作用，发展出有功能的有机体. 细胞在形态和功能上的变化令人难以置信, 从自由生活的细菌螺旋体到一米长的运动神经元. Cell biology focuses on the molecules and macromolecular structures in cells and their respective 函数s, 生物Chemistry:细胞功能背后的生化反应, 以及细胞之间相互作用和交流的方式. Developmental 生物学 asks how single unspecialized cells differentiate and become more specialized and how groups of cells in multicellular organisms undergo morphogenesis, 解剖结构形成的过程. 从根本上, the field of Developmental 生物学 seeks to understand the mechanisms by which organisms go from fertilized egg to 函数al, 生殖成人.

本课程将探讨真核细胞的精细结构, 细胞分化和形态发生的遗传和分子基础, 以及基本细胞功能和有机体发育的分子生物学. This concentration will provide excellent preparation for students interested in pursuing an allied health career or graduate studies in cell/molecular/developmental biology, 直接进入电子游戏正规平台或技术岗位, 或者其他职业. It is also a good choice for students who simply wish to understand how life works at the cellular level.

普通生物学专业

A concentration in 普通生物学 provides students with the greatest degree of course flexibility. Students uncertain of their post-graduate goals or who wish to experience a wide variety of biology sub-disciplines can choose any biology elective 3000 level or higher to complete their degree. 这样的课程选择可以完成医学院和联合健康的要求, prepare students for research and teaching and provide science exposure suitable for a wide variety of careers in areas such as business, 公共卫生和法律. The 普通生物学 concentration is the default for students not completing one of the other more specific concentrations in 微生物学, 细胞生物学与发育, 生理学和有机体生物学或遗传学和基因组学. All courses within these concentrations (with the exception of biostatistics) can be applied to the 普通生物学 concentration

专注于遗传学和基因组学

遗传学是对基因的电子游戏正规平台, 遗传变异, 和遗传, 它们的核心都有核酸序列. The field of 遗传学 examines how genetic information is transmitted from parent to offspring or from cell to cell, and the term 遗传学 also broadly encompasses the use of mutant organisms to assign biological 函数s to DNA sequences. 随着DNA测序方法的进步，全基因组分析已经变得普遍. Genomics studies include investigations of the structure and 进化 of entire genomes and the simultaneous examination of the role of each gene of an organism’s genome in a particular biological process or response, e.g., identifying all of the genes that are activated in response to infection with a particular pathogen. 因为所有的生物过程都是由基因的产物来完成的, 遗传学与地球上的每一种生命形式都有关, and sequencing technologies are driving a growing role for 遗传学 in research and in human society, e.g.在确定基因与疾病风险之间的联系方面.

The 遗传学 and Genomics concentration provides preparation for graduate study in many areas of biological science, 以及在医学院或其他电子游戏正规平台生课程的专业学习. 获得学士学位的毕业生可以从事医学方面的工作, 遗传咨询, 生物技术, 生物信息学, 取证, 或者在大学里做技术人员, 医院, 政府, 或工业电子游戏正规平台实验室.

微生物浓度

微生物学是电子游戏正规平台那些小到肉眼看不见的有机体的学科. 这包括细菌、古生菌、病毒和单细胞真核生物. 微生物, 或微生物, 在几乎所有的环境中茁壮成长, from deep sea thermal vents to the human gut where it is estimated that there are more bacteria present than eukaryotic cells in the human body. 微生物作为生物地球化学循环的一部分发挥着重要的作用, 生物修复, 生物技术, 对人类健康和营养至关重要, 也会引起人类疾病. 此外, 微生物是电子游戏正规平台细胞生理学的重要实验系统, 光合作用, 生态, 进化, 遗传学, 生物技术, 生物Chemistry, 人类健康, 深入到生物学的许多领域.

The microbiology concentration provides preparation for graduate study in many areas of biological science, 以及医学专业的学习, 牙科, 或者兽医学校. 获得学士学位的毕业生可以从事医学方面的工作, 环境或食品安全, 生物技术, 或者在大学里做技术人员, 医院, 政府, 或工业电子游戏正规平台实验室.

生理学和有机体生物学专业

生理学和有机体生物学是广泛的, 综合, and overlapping disciplines that generally focus on the study of life above the cellular level. Physiology integrates molecular, cellular, systems, and whole-body 函数s of organisms. Related courses in the department mainly emphasize the study of vertebrates and provide a foundation for the understanding of the mechanical, 物理, 以及人体生理学的生化基础. 有机体生物学关注的是形成形体的机制, 函数, 以及整个生物体的行为. 这一领域的课程在生态和进化的背景下探讨这些主题. The concentration offers opportunities to gain hands-on experience through upper-level 选修课 that include a laboratory section (e.g.、人体解剖学、人体生理学)或高级经验课程(如.g.，脊椎动物生物力学，癌症作为代谢疾病). Additionally, research, mentoring, or teaching opportunities may be arranged with core faculty.

这种专注为学生准备了各种各样的职业道路, including the perusal of advanced degrees in human and veterinary medicine and graduate research in 生态, 进化生物学, 应用自然科学. 毕业生 with this concentration may also pursue employment in an array of fields including animal science, 生物学教育, 生物技术, 野生动物和渔业生物学, 运动生理学, 制药/生物技术电子游戏正规平台, 自然资源管理, 或保护.