The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center—College of Medicine
College of Medicine and Graduate Studies (MSCI—Medical Sciences)
601. Principles of Basic Medical Sciences I. (5-0). Credit 5.
Molecular basis of cellular functions in human body: technologies for probing cellular functions and structures; plasma membrane, internal membranes and intracellular organelles; gene function; cell metabolism; cell motility and cytoskeleton. Prerequisites: BICH 303 or equivalent; BIOL 413.
602. Principles of Basic Medical Sciences II. (5-0). Credit 5.
Continuation of MSCI 601. Molecular basis of cellular functions in human body: Intracellular and intercellular signaling; cell growth, division and differentiation; molecular basis of immunology, neurosciences and cardiovascular sciences. Prerequisite: MSCI 601 or equivalent.
605. Laboratory Safety and Ethics. (1-1). Credit 2.
The course will be concerned with federal guidelines for laboratory safety, human and animal experimentation and experimental use of controlled substances. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
610. Pathogenesis of Human Disease. (3-0). Credit 3.
Molecular mechanisms of human disease processes; the main goal of the course is to provide students with an understanding of basic disease processes such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, inflammatory disease, AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and spinal cord injury. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
611. Experimental Design for Biomedical Science. (3- 0). Credit 3.
Students learn about the principles of experimental design. By the end of the course, the student should be able to incorporate appropriate design features into their own experiments, and critically evaluate the experimental literature for design flaws and inappropriate use of statistics. Prerequisite: Undergraduate or graduate statistics 3 hours.
612. Current Topics in Cell Signaling. (3-0). Credit 3.
The course provides an overview of intracellular signal transduction pathways utilized by various classes of growth factor, cytokine, integrin and G-protein coupled receptors. The course also will provide a clear understanding of the importance of these pathways in regulating cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis and other cellular processes, both under normal physiologic conditions as well as diseases.
681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1.
Research presentations in areas of current interest in the medical sciences. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in appropriate field.
685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6 each semester.
Limited investigation in fields other than those chosen for thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
687. Professionalism and Ethics. (1-0). Credit 1.
Selected topics on professional development and ethical conduct of science. May be taken as a 485 with advisor and instructor approval. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
689. Special Topics In… Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of medical sciences. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
690. Theory of Medical Sciences Research. (2-0). Credit 2.
Design of research experiments in various fields of medical sciences; evaluation of end results with the aid of examples taken from current scientific literature. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
691. Research Credit. Credit 1 or more.
Research for thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Approval of supervisory professor in chosen field.
695. Frontiers in Medical Sciences Research. (2-0). Credit 2.
Present status of research in a variety of significant medical sciences fields. Content will depend on the availability of visiting lecturers who will be selected because of distinguished international recognition in their field of research. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in appropriate fields.