Students will attend the Interdisciplinary Reproductive Biology Group and/or Interdisciplinary Animal Molecular & Cell Biology seminar each week of the semester. These graduate seminars will cover a diversity of topics across a wide range of disciplines focused on some aspect of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. The offering of this course affords the undergraduate student with an opportunity to build on the fundamentals of reproductive biology received in ANS-3319. Material will be at a graduate level and quite diverse providing an environment for the student to meet and interact with faculty and graduate students within the department and across campus working on a range of reproductive problems. In addition there will be guest speakers from around the world presenting seminars and an opportunity for the student to meet with our guest. Another aspect of the honors section is the students will be afforded an opportunity to participate in research projects that are ongoing throughout the semester.
Corequisite:
ANS - 3319 Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology in Domestic Animals.
Meeting Time: IRB Group
Seminar
Wed (Period 9) 4:00-5:30
D.H. Barron Conference Room (M-304)
J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center
(3rd Floor Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Textbook:
Scientific
Journals at the
.
Professor:
Dr. Michael J. Fields (Rm 125F
392-9566 office/ 538-6292 cell /375-3894 home/ Internet: fields@ufl.edu
Registration: See staff in room 100
Scope
and Objectives:
1. To continue
dialog with students regarding the general aspects of reproductive physiology
and endocrinology of males and females, expanded to encompass a wide range of
species.
2. To
introduce students to the complexity and beauty of cell and molecular biology
pertinent to the endocrine system of reproductive biology.
3.
To
introduce the student to graduate level analysis the world of discovery,
and
presentation of scientific data.
4. To
introduce students to the culture of the great research effort in reproductive
biology being conducted here at the
Grading: Grading will
be as the same as the regular nonhonors section in ANS-3319. Student will be required to attend seminar with a photocopy of a scientific
article related to the topic covered in the seminar (preferably authored by the
speaker). It will be the student’s responsibility to identify and locate the
appropriate articles at the library.
Points of interest will be highlighted and on the backside of the
photocopy the student will record those questions they would like to ask of the
speaker. The marked up copy will be
turned in at the end of the seminar.
Students will have an opportunity to meet with guest speakers and attend
receptions.