BIO430Applied Cell Biology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO413
This course intends to equip the students with basic knowledge of how drugs affect cells, organs and entire organisms. The pharmacological part will mainly focus on general pharmacological principles. The toxicology part intends to give the students’ knowledge of toxicological principles such as dose response, and how bioactivation and toxicity of xenobiotic substances are studied.
BCH445Fundamentals of cell signaling
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BCH320
The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, we discuss the structure and dynamics of membranes, the students will receive specialized information concerning lipid and protein composition of the cell membrane, membrane fluidity and cellular traffic. Then, the domain of the translocation of proteins across the membrane will be detailed explaining to the student the destination of a non-cytoplasmic protein (ER, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, nucleus, and peroxisomes). In the second part, the students will receive a concept on the cell signaling and signal transduction. The different types of membrane receptors and channels of cellular signaling will be described. The various effectors; the coupling mechanisms between receptor and effector, as well as the second messengers produced by these effectors will be detailed.
BIO417Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Toxicology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO321 and BCH421
This course intends to equip the students with basic knowledge of how drugs affect cells, organs and entire organisms. The pharmacological part will mainly focus on general pharmacological principles. The toxicology part intends to give the students’ knowledge of toxicological principles such as dose response, and how bioactivation and toxicity of xenobiotic substances are studied.
BIO228General Botany
3 credits
The course has two parts: plant histology and biology. Histology is the study of meristems, parenchyma and plant tissues, their origins, their characteristics, and role. Plant biology looks at the lower and higher plants, their characteristics and their classifications.
BIO336General Immunology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO211
This course provides the basics of immunology from a daily practice point of view. It begins with a presentation of the main findings in the field, and biographical excerpts from prominent authors that have contributed to the development of this science. The main immune effectors are described as well as the two major immune processes: nonspecific or innate and specific or adaptive immunity. The establishment of immune responses is clearly stated. The course also describes organ transplantation and rejection reactions and outlines major diseases involving the immune system. Finally, some immunological techniques are presented.
BIO411General Microbiology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO322 And (BCH410 Or BCH415 Or BCH300 Or BCH320)
This course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of bacterial physiology, metabolism, growth conditions, identification, pathogenesis and microbial control methods. It equips students with the tools they will need to understand and address the complex microbial issues related to environmental science, food science, industrial processes and public health. The first part is devoted to the description of bacterial structure (cytoplasm, cytoplasmic membrane, cell wall, glycocalyx, flagella, pili, etc.). The second part studies bacterial metabolism and growth (different trophic types, growth conditions, culture media, etc.). In the third part the main antibiotic families and bacterial genetics are discussed (mechanism of action, spectrum of activity, resistance mechanisms, operons, horizontal genetic transfers, etc.). The fourth part discusses the mechanisms of pathogenicity in bacteria (virulence, toxigenesis, interactions between host and bacteria). The fifth and last part concerns viruses. The basics of virology are explained as well as the different virus families and types, the mechanism of pathogenicity of the virus and the way it affects host cells.
BIO322Genetics
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO211 Or BIO210 Or BLG211
The purpose of this course is to provide basic knowledge of genetics: cytogenetic (the study of chromosomes), formal genetics (the study of hereditary transmission mechanisms), molecular genetics (the study of nucleic acids, their replication, transcription and translation), and bacterial genetics.
BIO321Human Anatomy and Physiology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO202
This course introduces the basics of human anatomy and physiology, including homeostasis, and the cellular functions of the nervous and endocrine systems. This course will enable the student to establish links between the structure and the function and will present the mechanisms regulating the physiological functions of the human organism.
BIO490Internship
3 credits
6-week internship in a laboratory or company specializing in areas related to biology.
BIO473Lab of Biology and Physiology of Plants
1 credits
These laboratory sessions contribute to the understanding of how plants function. It provides students with handson experience in basic physiological principles related to nutrient deficiencies, membrane permeability and composition, water/nutrient absorption and translocation, transpiration, photosynthesis and physiological functions of growth regulators.
BIO272Laboratory of General Biology II
1 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO202
This laboratory provides a hands-on approach of several biological processes and concepts that have been studied in the accompanying course.
BIO471Laboratory of Microbiology
1 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO411 Or BIO270
The main purpose of this lab is to teach students all the basics to be able to undertake different types of microbiological analysis (water analysis, food and liquid analysis). It will focus on the basics of good manipulation in a microbiology lab and all the precautions to take to avoid contamination. The students will also learn to identify the types and species of bacteria.
BIO472Laboratory of Molecular Biology
1 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO413
This course provides students with the opportunity to practice most of the concepts covered in the course of Molecular Biology (BLG413): genomic and DNA plasmid extractions, PCR amplification, enzyme digestion, SDSPAGE, Western blot and bacterial transformation.
BCH421Metabolic Biochemistry
BIO413Molecular Biology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO411
The course begins with a review of nucleic acids and looks at the methods for their extraction, separation and analysis. Secondly, the course extensively studies the regulation of gene expression and provides an update on the changes to the nucleic acids transcriptionally, post transcriptional and translational. Finally, detailed molecular analysis techniques, cloning, PCR, sequencing and development of DNA banks are described.
BIO415Systems Physiology
3 credits | Pre-requisite: BIO319 Or BIO320 Or BIO321
This course is designed to provide students with un understanding of the function and the regulation of the human body and physiological integration of the organ systems. This course content will include the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems.