PATH |
421 |
General Pathology - Dental |
3 hours. |
Basic principles of pathological processes. Prerequisite(s): ANAT 440 and PATH 407 and PHYB 401; or consent of instructor. |
PATH |
422 |
Systemic Pathology - Dentistry |
3 hours. |
Disease process affecting specific organs. Prerequisite(s): PATH 421. |
PATH |
425 |
General Pathology |
3 hours. |
Basic principles of pathological processes, including tissue injury and repair, inflammation, circullatory disturbances, retrograde processes and tissue responses to specific infectious agents and neoplasms. Prerequisite(s): ANAT 425 or ANAT 440 or the equivalent, and PHYB 401 or the equivalent, or consent of the instructor. |
PATH |
426 |
Organ Pathology |
5 hours. |
The disease processes affecting specific organs and anatomic systems. Prerequisite(s): PATH 425 or consent of the instructor. |
PATH |
427 |
Clinical Pathology |
4 hours. |
Practical application of the clinical aspects of laboratory medicine. Emphasizes problem solving at the laboratory level and clinicopathological correlation. Prerequisite(s): PATH 425 and consent of the instructor. |
PATH |
506 |
Medical Immunology and Flow Cytometry |
2 hours. |
This flow cytometry workshop has been designed to fill the needs of graduate students in the understanding of the basic principles of the flow cytometry. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing and consent of the instructor. |
PATH |
507 |
Physiological Basis of Pathology |
2 hours. |
Subject matter allied to general pathology but going deeper into physical chemistry and physiological principles, as set forth in N.R. Joseph's "Comparative Physical Biology." Same as HSTL 507. Prerequisite(s): HSTL 401; or PATH 421 and PATH 422. |
PATH |
510 |
General Pathology |
3 hours. |
Introduction to the science of disease for graduate students in areas of biomedical research with a focus on the mechanisms of basic pathological processes at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and whole organism levels. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
PATH |
511 |
Pathobiology of Cancer |
3 hours. |
Introduction to principles of carcinogenesis, tumor biology, and oncology, including cancer epidemiology, molecular-cellular basis of cancer, tumor progression, invasion and metastasis, and prevention, detection, diagnosis, and therapy of cancer. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
PATH |
512 |
Molecular Epidemiology and Biomarkers of Disease |
3 hours. |
Major theoretical concepts and practical issues involved in research involving molecular biomarkers in human populations, emphasizing examples from the cancer research literature. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
PATH |
513 |
Special Topics in Pathology |
1 TO 4 hours. |
Topics of current interest in the fields of experimental pathology, cancer biology, molecular epidemiology, experimental design and analysis, biomarker research, and cancer prevention. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
PATH |
595 |
Pathology Seminar and Journal Club |
2 hours. |
Weekly seminar and journal club covering selected fields of interest and research in pathology. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. |
PATH |
598 |
Master's Thesis Research |
0 TO 16 hours. |
Research in experimental pathology towards MS degree. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
PATH |
599 |
PhD Thesis Research |
0 TO 16 hours. |
Research in experimental pathology towards a PhD degree. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. |