BIOL 380-01, Topics in Biomedical Science, Spring 2011

Abstract

The principal objective of this course is to introduce students to the ways in which modern biomedical research is conceived, conducted, and reported. Each topic will begin with an overview of the scientific background that informed the research of that section’s in-structor. Students will then learn about relevant, state-of-the-art techniques utilized in the re-search in that area, and they will read and discuss a related primary research report. Finally, stu-dents will explore the clinical relevance of the research. As a result, students will come to a greater understanding of how basic scientific research translates into clinical application.