- Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week.
- Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I. Fundamental concepts in morphology, physiology, genetics, immunology, ecology, and pathogenic microbiology.
- Applications of microbiology to medicine, the food industry and biotechnology. Case based and Problem Based Course. Approved for General Education as an I-Series course.
- Students will investigate the impact of microbes on our world by addressing three big questions. How do we recognize microbes? How do we utilize the potential of microbes? How do microbes
impact human health?
- Students will investigate and discuss these questions from a particular perspective: How does NASA differentiate microbes from earth from microbes from Mars? Does the potential of microbes
hold a solution for global warming? How will we control and prevent infectious disease in an era where antibiotics may soon be obsolete?
- BSCI223 is a University of Maryland General Education Course in the category of Natural Science and I-Series.
Relevant publications:
Smith, A.C., etal. 2005. J Cell Biology Education, 4:143-156. http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/full/4/2/143.
Stewart, R. C., etal 2008. The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Collection,http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html
Smith, A.C., and Stein, D.C., 2010. "Wanda's Woes". MedEdPORTAL; Available from:http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/mededportal/?subid=8083
- Students participate in a pedagogy seminar where they learn theories and practices of science education that are employed in BSCI223. The students act as teaching interns as the serve as
undergraduate teaching assistants in BSCI223.
- UTAs help to support the active learning mission of BSCI223.
- Students make gains in skills that are transferrable to careers and graduate school including increased knowlege of microbiology, scientific teaching, communication skills, leadership skills
and self confidence.
Relevant publication:
Schalk, K., J. R. McGinnis, J. R. Harring, A. Hendrickson, and A. C. Smith. (2009). The
Undergraduate Teaching
Assistant Experience Offers Opportunities Similar to the Undergraduate Research Experience. J. Microbiol. Biol
Educ. Vol 10. http://www.microbelibrary.org/Edzine/details.asp?id=2854&Lang=
- Prerequisites: Principles of Genetics and General Microbiology.
- Recommended: Cell Biology & Physiology. Junior or Senior standing.
- The immune system in health and disease. Presentation and analysis of the cellular and molecular processes that comprise the immune system.
Relevant Publication:
Cathcart, L.A., Stieff, M., Marbach-Ad, G., Smith, A.C., and Frauwirth, K.A. 2010. “Using Knowledge Space Theory to Analyze Concept Maps” In K. Gomez, L. Lyons, & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning
in the Disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: Vol. 1. Full Papers (pp.952-959). Chicago, IL: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
- Six hours of laboratory per week.
- Prerequisites: Principles of Genetics and General Microbiology. Corequisite: Principles of Immunology. Junior or senior standing.
- Current techniques for assessment of immune status and evaluation of the immune response, including monoclonal antibody production, Western blotting, cytokine assays, ELISA and flow
cytometry.
Relevant Publication:
Senkevitch, E., Smith, A.C., Marbach-Ad, G., Song, W., 2011 JMBE 12 (2).http://jmbe.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/319/pdf
- Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week.
- Prerequisite: General Microbiology.
- The role of bacteria and fungi in the diseases of humans with emphasis upon the differentiation and culture of microorganisms, types of disease, modes of disease transmission, prophylactic,
therapeutic, and epidemiological aspects.
Relevant Publication:
Quimby,B.B., McIver, K.S., Marbach-Ad,G., Smith, A.C.,2011, “Investigating How Streptococcus Responds to Their Environment: Bringing Together Current Research, a Case Study and Laboratory
Investigation” JMBE 12 (2).http://jmbe.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/321/pdf
- Prerequisite: BSCI222 or permission of department. Junior standing.
- Formerly MICB460. Discussion of the physical and chemical nature of viruses, virus cultivation and assay methods, virus replication, viral diseases with emphasis on the oncogenic viruses,
viral genetics, and characteristics of the major virus groups.
Relevant Publication:
Injaian, L., Smith, A. C., Shipley, J.G., Marbach-Ad, G., Fredericksen, B. L., 2011. Antiviral Drug Research Proposal Activity. JMBE 12 (1). http://jmbe.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/269/pdf_73