The flow of energy and information through biological systems from micro- to macro-scales. Cellular structure and function across the domains of life, metabolism, Mendelian genetics, and genetic information flow.

Introduction to the ecology, evolution, and diversity of life; structure and function, reproduction, and energy metabolism in plants, animals, and fungi.

Students will explore organismal diversity, with particular focus on how eukaryotes’ form and function evolved to fill ecological niches.  Their global impact on humans and to other organisms and the environments with which they interact will also be examined. 

This course takes a systems approach and covers the function of the mammalian nervous, muscle, and endocrine systems. This is an upper-division course for physiology students  interested in progressing to professional (medical, dental, pharmacy, etc.) or graduate (Ph.D., MS) school programs.

This course follows BIOL 4330, exploring human physiology in a laboratory setting. Students will conduct weekly lab experiments and submit detailed reports in order to fully investigate specific aspects of human physiology. 

Scientific method, preparation of a prospectus, writing scientific manuscripts, grantsmanship, peer review, and presentation techniques.