Pathology - PATH

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.