110

Integrative & Nutritive Systems

(6 units)

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Spring

Instructor(s):A. Miller Prerequisite(s): College-level biology, physics, and chemistry, or consent of instructor

Activities: Lecture: 4 hours, Laboratory: 1 hours, Conference: 1 hours

To provide understanding of the mechanisms and processes in various organ systems. Provide necessary background for learning about human disease and its treatment. Enhance understanding of the function of organs and cells. Provide knowledge for realization that oral functions and disease involve exactly the same processes as other human functions and disease. Help prepare skills necessary to understand and evaluate clinical literature. (PHYSIOLOGY)

121

Mammalian Physiology I

(5 units)

Fall

Instructor(s):I. Mitrovic Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate course in physiology.

Activities: Lecture: 4 hours, Laboratory Conference: 1 - 2 hours

Physiology 121 is part I of a two-part course in mammalian physiology. It will cover anatomy and function of the nervous system, the endocrine glands and their secretions, bone and muscle physiology and the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. (PHYSIOLOGY)

122

Mammalian Physiology II

(3 units)

Winter

Instructor(s):I. Mitrovic Prerequisite(s): Physiology 121 or consent of instructor.

Activities: Lecture: 3 hours

Physiology 122 is a continuation of a two-part course in mammmalian physiology designed primarily for pharmacy and physical therapy students. It covers renal physiology, gastrointestinal physiology and functions of the nervous system including aspects of neurotransmitters, sensory and motor systems. (PHYSIOLOGY)

170.01

Medical Scholars Program Workshops

(1 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring

Instructor(s):D. Rohde Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor (this course is offered as part of the UCSF Medical Scholars Program, which endeavors to encourage students to pursue careers in academic medicine)

Activities: Laboratory: 1 hours, Seminar: 1 hours

Workshops in organ system physiology, offered concurrently to the first-year course, which will present challenging material in the form of problem sets which students will solve in groups. Material geared toward high-achieving students will augment basic coursework with clinical and basic science information. (PHYSIOLOGY)

181

Demystifying Medicine

(2 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring

Instructor(s):L. Reichardt, M. Matloubian Prerequisite(s): None.

Restrictions:This course is intended for medical students, graduate students & all others interested in understanding how basic science contributes to our understanding of human disease. Activities: Lecture: 15 hours

This course will consist of a weekly set of presentations (90 minutes each) in which a basic scientist and a clinical scientist present an important disease and discuss the major issues that are needed to be addressed by research to advance diagnosis, molecular understanding, and therapy. Students will be expected to complete appropriate background reading and participate in discussion. (PHYSIOLOGY)

198

Supervised Study

(1 - 5 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

Activities: Library: 3 - 15 hours

Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department. (PHYSIOLOGY)

220

Essential Immunology and Immunopathology

(2.5 units)

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Fall

Instructor(s):L. Reichardt Prerequisite(s): None

Restrictions:None. Course is designed for first year and more senior Ph.D. program graduate students in every experimental biomedical science program in the SOM or SOP (e.g. Tetrad, CCB, Biophysics, BMI, BMS, Neuroscience, PSPG). Course enrollment does not require prior coursework in immunology . Activities: Lecture: 22 hours, Conference: 10 hours, Project: 5 hours

This course will provide UCSF Ph.D. program graduate students with the essentials of immunology and immunopathology. Course is designed for entering students with interest in translational or clinical research. Interested students should contact the UCSF GEMS Program for additional information. (PHYSIOLOGY)