Class Schedules – Spring 2022
Class schedules for the current semester are listed below.
Please email ncornett@email.unc.edu to register for all PHCO courses.
Please note that for all classes: The instructor, in consultation with UNC officials, will monitor classroom conditions and make appropriate instructional adjustments to support achieving course learning outcomes.
PHCO 702 – Principles of Pharmacology and Physiology*
January 10 – May 6
(Full semester course)
(3 cr. hr)
M/W/F @ 9:05 – 9:50 am via zoom
4007 Genetic Medicine Building
Course Director: Dr. Terry Kenakin
This graduate level course introduces students to the major areas of pharmacological and physiological principles of drug action and serves for a basis for advanced courses. Registration is by permission of the instructor. This is a graduate-level course.
PHCO 730 – Seminar in Recent Advances in Pharmacology*
January 13 – May 5
(Full semester course)
(1 cr. hr)
Thursday @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm via zoom (?)
4007 Genetic Medicine Building
Course Instructor: Dr. Lee Graves and Dr. Nick Brown
This graduate level course has been designed to help cultivate a variety of essential skills required to become successful in your scientific career. It is in part a journal club and a writing class. It is designed to provide preparation for the doctoral oral exam. This preparation includes learning to evaluate research designs and pharmacology literature.
PHCO 740-745 Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling
Module (2)- PHCO 741 GTPases
Feb 23 – March 25 – Updated
(1 cr hr)
M/W @ 10:30 AM-11:50 AM
Location: LCCC 22-001
Course Director: Dr. Kirsten Bryant
This graduate level course conveys principles of signal transduction controlled by GTPases and emphasizes in-depth discussion of current literature and unanswered questions. This class is one of the “Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling” modules. This is a graduate level course.
Module 2 BIOC/PHCO 744 Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
February 15-April 21 – Updated
(2 cr. hr)
T/Th @ 9:30 AM-10:45 AM
Location: 3007 Genetic Medicine Building
Location: Dr. Jiandong Liu
This graduate level course addresses key issues in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine with an emphasis on vertebrate embryonic development. The class emphasizes in-depth discussion of current literature and unanswered questions. This class is one of the “Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling” modules. Prerequisites include coursework in genetics, cell biology, and molecular biology.
Module 1 PHCO 745 – Intercellular Signaling in Development & Disease
January 11-March 17
(1 cr hr)
T/Th @ 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
3007 Genetic Medicine Building
Dr. Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta
The focus of this graduate level course is on intercellular signaling as they relate to cellular/physiological responses in both normal development and disease. The course format will combine lectures and in-class discussion of assigned readings, with particular emphasis on state-of-the art research methods to study cell signaling between cells. This class is part of the “Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling” course modules. Students are expected to have prior knowledge of genetics, cell biology and molecular biology.
GNET/PHCO 749 – Practical RNA-SEQ
March 21 – April 29
(2 cr hr)
M/W/F 1:20 – 2:50 pm
Locations:
Mondays & Wednesdays: Marsico Hall 2004
Fridays: Mary Ellen Jones 3116
Drs. Mauro Calabrese, Hemant Kelkar, Jesse Raab
This graduate level module is designed to familiarize students with everything needed to run an RNA-Seq experiment, including the concepts behind experimental design, how to prepare samples, running them on a NextSeq 500, and analyzing data. There will be minimal emphasis on theory and heavy focus on practical aspects. There are no formal prerequisites required for this course and no prior experience with UNIX or the command line interface is expected. Registration is by Mauro Calabrese consent, and before registering, students need to send Mauro Calabrese a 250 word essay about why they will be using RNA-seq. Module Lab Course.
*Email ncornett@email.unc.edu to register for all PHCO courses. Meeting times may change to accommodate schedules.