Basic principles of normal human nutrition. Topics include digestion, absorption, transport, storage and metabolic functions of the major nutrients: caloric requirements and energy balance; role of hormones in metabolic regulation; interrelationship of nutrients; dietary standards; nutrient composition of foods and selection of an adequate diet; nutritional consequences of fasting and starvation. This course meets the nutrition requirement for the Nursing and the Dental Hygiene Programs at UMAB. (Spring). Prerequisites: BIOL 251 and CHEM 124. [3]

The first semester of a two-semester lecture course covering the structure and function of the organs of the human body. An integrated approach permits concurrent presentation of the anatomy and physiology of each organ system. (Fall) Prerequisites: BIOL 100 and CHEM 124 or 351. Corequisite: BIOL 251L or permission of the instructor. [3]

Laboratory course to accompany BIOL 251. The laboratory includes dissections, work with skeletons. models of body parts. and experimental studies of physiological processes. Required for most Allied Health programs. Prerequisites: BIOL 100L and CHEM 124L or 351L. Pre- or Corequisite: BIOL 251 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor. [1]

Continuation of BIOL 251. (Spring) Prerequisite: BIOL 251. Corequisite: BIOL 252L or permission of instructor. [3]

Continuation of BIOL 251L. Prerequisite: BIOL 251L. Pre- or Corequisite: BIOL 252 or permission of instructor. [1]

Introductory course describing the fundamental properties of microorganisms and viruses and their relationships to other life forms. Topics include the structure and function of bacteria, mode of action of antibiotics, genetics of bacteria, and the role of bacteria in disease. The structure, replication and pathology of viruses are discussed, including the response of hosts to viral infection and the fundamental concepts of the immune response. (Spring). Prerequisite: BIOL 100. Recommended: CHEM 101 or CHEM 123. Note: Junior and senior Biological Sciences majors electing this course must obtain permission from the instructor to register. [3]

This laboratory course consists of a series of exercises designed to familiarize the student with microbiological techniques. Experiments are performed in basic bacteriology. applied bacteriology, virology and immunology. Students will be expected to work independently. spending brief periods of time other than during the scheduled lab period collecting data. (Spring) Prerequisite: BIOL 100L. Pre- or Corequisite: BIOL 275. [2]

This is an introductory course to the field of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, an emerging interdisciplinary field dealing with the application of computing methods in biology. The course will provide a brief introduction to contemporary molecular biology and evolutionary theory. It will introduce the concept of bioinformatics, its applications and its career opportunities. Applying a question-answer approach, it will then explore some of the main problems faced by biology in the last decades, such as genome sequencing and annotation, sequence-based search, structure or function prediction, and some of the computational methods and answers provided by the emerging field of Bioinformatics. Lecture content will be complemented with paper discussion sessions and home-based lab assignments. No prior programming/biology skills required. The course is intended for a multi-disciplinary audience with an emphasis on BINF, CMSC, BIOL, MATH, STAT and IS majors. Pre-requisite: MATH 151 or equivalent. [3]