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– 5-week module Credits – 2 per module Director – John Aris (johnaris@ufl.edu) GMS 6635 - Organization of Cells and Tissues Topics - cell structure & function, epithelium, skin, connective tissue, cartilage, bone. (This course corresponds to the first 5 weeks of BMS 6110c.) GMS 6642 - Organ Systems I Topics - muscle, nerves, vessels, respiratory, lymphatics, and endocrine. (This course corresponds to the second 5 weeks of BMS 6110c.) GMS 6643 - Organ Systems II Topics - gastrointestinal, liver, pancreas, kidney, endocrine, male & female reproduction. (This course corresponds to the third 5 weeks of BMS 6110c.) Enrollment options First module (GMS 6635), First and second module (GMS 6635 and GMS 6642), First, second, and third module (GMS 6635, GMS 6642, and GMS 6643). Goals These courses are offered to meet the needs of graduate students in the College of Medicine who require an introduction to topics in cell and tissue biology for their research program. Pre-requisites Consent of course director. Please contact me prior to registering (link above). Enrollment is limited. Schedule This sequence of 3 courses consists of the lectures and laboratories for the Medical Cell and Tissue Biology (MCTB) course (BMS 6110c), which is part of the first year curriculum for medical students. Students are required to attend both lectures and laboratories during the 5-week module. A schedule will be available in August. Go to http://medinfo.ufl.edu. Select “Calendars” link (top left). Select “Medical Class - First Year Schedule” link. Navigate to fall term. Use buttons at top right to change display format (middle icon is best). Use buttons at top left to change number of days displayed (7 or more is best). Look at schedule for “MCTB”. A draft schedule is available in PDF format. Organizational Meeting We will have a brief organizational meeting during the first week of class. I will correspond with you via email. If you prefer an email address other than your GatorLink email address, please send it to me. Texts Histology - A Text and Atlas. Ross and Pawlina. 5th Ed. 2006. Histology and Cell Biology. Kierszenbaum. 2nd Ed. 2007. Color Atlas of Histology. Gartner and Hiatt. 3rd Ed. 2000. Reading assignments for each lecture will be made in the lecture handout. You may purchase (a) textbook(s) for these reading assignments, or find corresponding reading in other texts, such as recent editions of Molecular Biology of the Cell or Molecular Cell Biology. Labs Labs are held in room MDL-1 on the ground floor of the Communicore building. Microscopes, slides, and EM packets are stored in labeled lockers in MDL-1. Each student is assigned a microscope and a slide box set (2 boxes per set), which is shared between 2 students. Prior to lab, pick up your locker key from Rita Jacques at the AV checkout window (CG-35; 273-5057). Microscopes, slide boxes, EM packets, and keys must be returned at the end of the course. Electronic slides may be viewed in lab using a laptop computer, which you may bring to lab. Grading Grades are based on exams given in BMS 6110c and a short review paper. Short Review Paper Guidelines Review a human disease process understood at the tissue, cell, and molecular level. Emphasis should be placed on a disease process with a pathological basis that integrates cell and tissue function with a molecular defect. You may select a disease that involves any tissue, but you will have an advantage in writing your review if you choose a topic that is covered in lecture and lab during the module(s) in which you are enrolled. Format – Your review should be in the style of a Current Opinions review. Visit the Current Opinions web site to see examples. Prepare your manuscript as follows: double-spaced, 3000-4000 words, 8-10 pages (not including bibliography and your comments therein). You may include figures of your own or from papers or reviews (with proper attribution). The bibliography should not exceed 2 pages. In the bibliography, highlight papers of “of special interest” with one bullet, and papers “of outstanding interest” with two bullets. Write short annotations of bulleted papers in the style of Current Opinions reviews. Due date – Last day of the 5-week module. Send me a Word file (as an attachment) via e-mail. |