A review of the adaptations of birds to different environments, behaviour and ecology, biodiversity and evolution, and current threats to the world’s birds. Laboratories include field trips, a study of bird anatomy and examination of museum specimens. Prerequisites: SC/BIOL 2050 4.00, SC/BIOL 2060 3.00. Course Outlines: Fall 2023 Course Outline
This course focuses on the microbial world that is part of the complex ecosystem of human body. It explores the mechanisms and consequences of microbial interactions with the human body, including the microbial communities that inhabit our bodies, their essentiality to our health, and the delicate balance between health-promoting and disease-causing microbial behaviour. The application […]
This course presents a genetic and molecular biological approach to the field of developmental biology. Topics range from unicellular systems, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic, to more complex, multicellular systems. Prerequisites: SC/BIOL 2020 3.00, SC/BIOL 2021 3.00, SC/BIOL 2040 3.00, SC/BIOL 2070 3.00 Course Outlines Winter 2024 Course Outline
Contemporary proteomic methodologies and applications. Specific topics: high-throughput methods, protein identification, protein complexes, structural proteomics, sub-cellular proteomics and molecular modeling. Prerequisite: SC/BIOL 3130 3.00 Course Outlines: Winter 2024 Course Outline
This course explores the issues of integrity as associated with the scientific method and research, including our responsibilities as scientists within an framework of integrity and veracity. The importance of ethical conduct, particularly with respect to writing, data collection, presentation of results, and attribution will be discussed as well as the implications of violations (e.g., […]
This course provides an overview of major environmental contaminants, and their sources, as well as their impacts on the atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments. The course emphasizes the mechanisms by which anthropogenic contaminants affect people, animals, and the ecosystems as a whole. Specifically, this course discusses the fundamental concepts regarding the physical and chemical changes […]
Offers the student research experience as part of a Biology research team. The student must make arrangements with a faculty member before enrolling in this course. Students are expected to commit to approximately 5-10 hours per week (on average) for one term. The student and faculty member must sign a form in which they agree […]
Topics include muscle development, muscle-specific gene expression, molecular basis of muscle contraction, biochemical plasticity of muscle, sarcolemmal and nuclear signal transduction in muscle. Prerequisite(s): AS/HH/SC/KINE 3012 3.00 or SC/BIOL 3060 4.00 and SC/BIOL 3070 4.00. Course Outlines: Fall 2022 Course Outline
Investigates the neural basis of visual and auditory perception, echolocation, smell, short- and long-term memory, and motor control. Emphasis is on understanding how neural interactions analyze sensory information and control complex behaviour. Prerequisite: SC/BIOL 3060 4.00 or HH/SC NRSC 2100 3.0.
An analysis of recent advances in neurobiology, particularly information processing and storage in nervous systems and the biochemical basis of learning, memory and behaviour. The neurobiology of addiction, diseases of the nervous system and regeneration are also discussed. Prerequisites: SC/BIOL 2020 3.00 and SC/BIOL 2021 3.0 and SC/BIOL 3060 4.00 or HH/SC NRSC 2000 3.0 […]