Graduate Level Courses
BIOMI 610 Introduction to Chemical and Environmental Toxicology (also TOX 610)
Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the field or consent of the instructor. Letter grades. Lec, M W F 11:15-12:05. A. Hay.
Introduction to the general principles of toxicology including the sources, mechanisms, and targets of toxic agents. Special attention is given to the interaction between toxic agents and biological systems at both the organismal and ecological level. The effects of both anthropogenic and natural toxins are examined with respect to genetic and developmental toxicity as well as carcinogenesis and specific organ toxicity.
BIOMI 650 Molecular Plant Virololgy (also PL PA 606)
Spring. 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Prerequisites: BIOMI 409, a course in cell biology, or permission of instructor. Lec, M W 11:15 (7 weeks, 1st half of semester). Offered alternate years. S. G. Lazarowitz.
Introduces students to the molecular biology of plant virus replication and interactions with the host to produce disease. Material covered includes virus replication strategies, cell-to-cell and systematic movement, host defense responses and virus counterstrategies, and engineered resistance.
BIOMI 651 Genomics of Bacterium-Host Interactions (also PL PA 608)
Fall. 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Lec, M W 9:05 (2nd half of semester). Offered alternate years. A. Collmer and S. Winans.
Introduction to genomic approaches, tools, and discoveries involving the study of bacterial interactions with plant and animal hosts. Topics include the TIGRE Comprehensive Microbial Resource and Artemis tools, the pathogens Yersinia pestis, V. enterocolitica, Pseudomonas syringae, Ralstonia solanacearum, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and the symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti.
BIOMI 652 (Section 02) Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (also BIOPL 652, Sec 02, PL PA 664)
NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281, BIOBM 330 or 331 or 333, and BIOPL 653 (section 01) or their equivalents. S-U grades optional. Lecs, M W F 12:20 (12 lecs). Offered alternate even years. S. C. Winans.
For course description, see BIOPL 652, Sec 02.
BIOMI 690 Prokaryotic Biology
Fall and spring. 4 weeks/8 lectures. 1 credit/section to be offered. T R 10:15-11:30.
BIOMI 740 Veterinary Perspectives on Pathogen Control in Animal Manure (also VTMED 740, BEE 740)
Spring. 2 credits. Third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Letter grades only. Lec/Disc M T W R for 8 weeks, 3:00-4:00. D. D. Bowman.
This course presents an in-depth look at the management of pathogens in animal manures. It reviews the pathogens involved, the role of governing agencies, the survival of pathogens in the field, and methods of pathogen destruction. The course discusses commercial methods of manure processing for the control of these pathogens for the protection of other animals and the human population. The course concludes with class discussions with major stakeholders representing the dairy, beef, pork, and poultry industries and their understanding of the problem as it relates to veterinary students.
BIOMI 791 Advanced Topics in Microbiology
Fall or spring. 1 credit. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing in microbiology. S-U grades only. Sec 01 Bacterial Genetics, T 4:00-5:00, S. C. Winans; Sec 02 Environmental Microbiology, W 4:00-5:00, E. R. Angert.
BIOMI 795-796 Current Topics in Microbiology
Fall, 795; spring, 796. 0.5 or 1 credit for each topic. May be repeated for credit. Designed primarily for graduate students in microbiology. Prerequisite: upper-level courses in microbiology. S-U grades only. Lecs TBA. Staff.
Lectures and seminars on special topics in microbiology.
BIOMI 797 Scientific Communication Skills
Fall and spring. 1 credit each semester. S-U grades only. F 2:30-3:20. Staff.
The ability to communicate effectively is essential for success as a scientist. The primary goal of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to develop self-confidence and refine their formal oral presentation skills. Students are asked to present topical seminars that will be critically evaluated by the instructor. Feedback for improving the presentation and peer evaluations will be emphasized. Taken by students in the Graduate Field of Microbiology during their first two semesters, a third semester is optional.
BIOMI 798 Graduate Research Seminar in Microbiology
Fall and spring. 1 credit each semester. Required of all graduate students in the Graduate Field of Microbiology. S-U grades only. F 1:25-2:15. Staff.
All graduate students in the Field of Microbiology are required to attend BIOMI 798 and are required to present a seminar concerning their research at least once each year.
BIOMI 799 Microbiology Seminar
Fall and spring. Required of all graduate students in the Graduate Field of Microbiology and open to all who are interested. Sem R 4-5. Staff.
Related Courses in Other Departments
Advanced Food Microbiology (Food Science 607)
Advanced Immunology Lectures (Biological Sciences [BIO G] 705 and Veterinary Microbiology 705)
Advanced Soil Microbiology (Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences 666)
Advanced Work in Bacteriology, Virology or Immunology (Veterinary Microbiology 707)
Bacterial Plant Diseases (Plant Pathology 647)
Ecology of Soil-Borne Pathogens (Plant Pathology 644)
Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Tumors (Biological Scineces [BIO G] 706 and Veterinary Microbiology 719)
Plant Virology (Plant Pathology 645)
Principles of Biogeochemistry (Biological Sciences [BIOES] 668)
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