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practice and reflect on the practices BMS 34210A - Immunology I diagnostic tools, and management
of others. plans.
Credit Hours: 3
BMS 34010A - Biotechniques Prerequisites: BMS 23010C BMS3470B provides comprehensive
Credit Hours: 3 coverage of the metabolic and clinical
The Immunology I course is a major aspects of biochemistry. It includes
Prerequisites: BIO 205 + CHE 205 course for Biomedical Sciences (BMS) topics related to the following: clinical
and Molecular & Medical Genetics laboratory tests, various human
Biotechniques will teach common (MMG) programs. This course homeostasis systems, pregnancy, and
laboratory techniques that are includes a comprehensive description tumor markers. Several conditions
frequently used in research, medical/ of some basic aspects of immunology ranging from diabetes, disorders
clinical, and bioindustry fields. In from defining the various cell types of calcium and iron metabolisms,
this course, 50% of contact hours involved in immune responses, the disorders of hypothalamus and
are laboratory-based, exposing molecular pathways of humoral and pituitary gland, abnormalities of
students to techniques commonly cell-mediated adaptive responses, thyroid function, to renal disease,
performed in a biological laboratory, to the interaction between the liver disease, and cardiovascular
such as microscopic methods, immune system and pathogens. The disorders are explored in this course.
micro pipetting, isolation and abnormal functioning of the immune Students will be trained to critically
quantification of nucleic acids and system including some autoimmune assess case studies related to each
proteins, Polymerase Chain Reaction diseases will also be covered. Some disorder using the method of Team
(PCR), immunodetection, and gel commonly used techniques in Based Learning (TBL).
electrophoresis, etc. Students immunology will be explored in this
will also become familiar with the course. BMS 34110B - Metabolic Disease
underlying theoretical principles of I
these biotechniques as well as data BMS 3470A - Basic Medical
analysis, interpretation and reporting Microbiology Credit Hours: 3
biological results. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: BMS 23110C
BMS 34010C - Bioinformatics Co-requisite: PBH 405 This course introduces metabolic
Credits Hours: 3 The course provides an overview of diseases, ranging from inborn
errors of metabolism in newborns
Prerequisite: BMS 23010C microorganisms and aseptic methods to other diseases linked with
of controlling microbial growth. altered metabolism in adults. The
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary It covers the biology of bacteria,
field of study, which aims at finding viruses, fungi, and parasites and their course discusses deficiencies in
new links and associations between clinical impact on human health. A enzymes involved in the metabolism
the structural and functional practical lab experience is provided of carbohydrates, proteins and
hierarchies of biomolecules and for the students so they can become amino acids, lipid, fatty acids, and
enhances students’ understanding familiar with bacteria handling cholesterol, and their association
of health and disease. This course and characterization. In addition with the state of the disease. Etiology,
will expose the students to using to the clinical aspects of multiple prevention and treatments of
high throughput methods requiring infections, the procedures that assist metabolic disorders such as diabetes
standalone, public domain software in identifying and diagnosing the mellitus, metabolic syndrome and
and cloud computing. This will diseases is also examined. obesity will be discussed. The course
allow them to retrieve and analyze also will examine the screening
biological data from different BMS 3470B - Clinical and diagnostic procedures used in
bioinformatics repositories to Biochemistry I assessing these disorders, including
produce new meaningful information. basal metabolic and functional
In this course the students would Credit Hours: 3 investigations, next-generation
learn how to work on genomics, Prerequisite: BMS 23110B sequencing (NGS), and post-mortem
proteomics data and determine The Clinical Biochemistry I is a major analysis.
the role of genetic variabilities in BMS 44210A - Immunology II
evolution of biomolecules and course for Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
and Molecular & Medical Genetics
organisms. The knowledge and skills (MMG) programs to prepare students Credit Hours: 3
gained in this course would help Prerequisite: BMS 34210A
students in providing insight in their for future careers in their fields.
This course encompasses the study
research and health management. This course examines the genetics
of fundamental disease processes, and immunology of neural

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