Instructor:
Vincent Cassone
199
Credits:
0.0-1.0
008
Building:
Don and Cathy Jacobs Science Building
Room:
Rm.304
Semester:
Spring 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Res Exp Bio: Bact Mtlty Funct Virulence
Class Type:
LAB
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
Days:
M
Note:
BIO 199 008: BACTERIAL MOTILITY AS FUNCTION OF VIRULENCE We have discovered a human gastrointestinal commensal bacterium that is sensitive to the hormone melatonin and that expresses a circadian rhythm in swarming behavior and gene expression. The circadian rhythm of this bacterium can be entrained to the very small, one degree fluctuations in body temperature and is synchronized by the presence of melatonin. We are studying the molecular mechanisms of this prokaryote clock in vitro and in situ within the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory mice. Controlled enrollment. No contract needed. Open only to STEMCats students until November 20, 2022. Honors College students may enroll beginning November 21, 2022 after obtaining permission from the course instructor to receive an override to register. Other students may enroll beginning November 28, 2022 after obtaining permission from the course instructor to receive an override to register.
Participation in biological research under the direction of a faculty mentor in Biology or a related field. A research contract signed by the student and faculty mentor must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Biology. Offered pass/fail only.
Participation in biological research under the direction of a faculty mentor in Biology or a related field. A research contract signed by the student and faculty mentor must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Biology. Offered pass/fail only.
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