2013-2014 Course Selection Book - SUNY Upstate Medical University

GRADUATE CELLULAR ANATOMY2 creditsCourse Coordinator:Course Instructors:Period Offered:A613Dr. David PruyneDrs. David Pruyne, Ira Ames,Mira Krendel, Vladimir SirotkinFall Semester, odd yearsPrerequisite:College of Graduate Studies’ Core CurriculumClass Size:Limited to 12 students.Course Description: Graduate Cellular Anatomywill provide an opportunity for graduate studentsto independently visualize cells, tissues, and organsof the human body by direct light-microscopicobservation of prepared histologic specimens anddevelop their teaching and presentation skills.Course instructors will give introductory lectures onthe histology of the basic tissue types. Each lecturewill be followed by a guided laboratory sessionwhere each student will use their own universitymicroscope to explore these tissue types. Courseparticipants will select organ systems of interestand prepare presentations on the histology ofthose organ systems and present it to the class.Digital images taken from the class slide sets will beprovided to enhance student presentations. Studentpresentations will also be followed by a laboratorysession for students to explore that organ system.Students will use advance reading of a textbookand instructor guidance to aid in visualization ofhistologic specimens of the organ system of theday. Grading will be based on class participation,presentation, and a short paper detailing aspects ofcellular anatomy important to the student’s thesisresearch.Textbook:A combined text and color atlas of histology willbe required. Suitable examples include those byJunquiera, Ross, Wheater, or Kerr, available at thebookstore and on reserve in the library. A limitednumber of copies will be available for loan from thecourse instructors.Dates:Mon. 1:00-3:00pmLocation: 7 th Floor, WH, Lab #5CONTEMPORARY CELLULAR,MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGYA6143 Credit HoursInstructor(s):Dr. T. Poole and staffPrerequisite(s): A622 or Instructor PermissionMinimum of four students requiredPeriod Offered:Fall Semester, even yearsCourse Description: Lectures, student presentations,and discussions dealing with cellular and molecularmechanisms during embryonic development.Classical as well as contemporary concepts will beemphasized.Textbook(s):NoneSPECIAL TOPICS IN ANATOMICALSCIENCESVariable CreditA615Coordinator(s):Dr. J. W. Sangerand the Cell & Developmental Biology StaffPrerequisite(s): Approval of the departmentPeriod Offered:This course is offered byarrrangement only(615A1 - Teaching in Developmental and HumanAnatomy, Variable Credit, fall, Dr. S. Sterns andStaff)(615A2 - Teaching in Neuroscience, 3 credits, spring,Dr. G. Ring and Staff)(615A3 - Teaching in Histology, 3 credits, spring, Dr.T Poole and Staff)Course Description: Advanced work in anysubdiscipline of anatomical sciences such asdevelopmental biology, cellular biology and finestructure, gross anatomy, and neurosciences.This course is offered by arrangement, year round.Textbook(s):None19