Microbiology (BIOMI)Agriculture and Life Sciences

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BIOMI 1120
Microbes, the Earth, and Everything

We live on a microbial earth. If we happen to consider microbes in our daily lives most people conjure images of disease, but in reality we depend on microbes to sustain our world. This course showcases ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PLSCS 1120

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1011 BIOMI 1120   LEC 001

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  •  1012 BIOMI 1120   LAB 401

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    • F Wing Hall 108

    • Angert, E

      Buckley, D

BIOMI 2500
Public Health Microbiology

This course will use a variety of teaching methods (including historical and current case studies and databases) to help students understand basic principles of microbiology as they apply to the emergence, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4323 BIOMI 2500   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: The equivalent of 2 semesters of majors-level biology and 1 semester of chemistry.

BIOMI 2900
General Microbiology Lectures

Comprehensive overview of the biology of microorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria. Topics include microbial cell structure and function, physiology, metabolism, genetics, diversity, and ecology. Also ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMI 2900

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1455 BIOMI 2900   LEC 001

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 2900

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1456 BIOMI 2900   LEC 002

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  •  1457 BIOMI 2900   DIS 201

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BIOMI 2911
General Microbiology Laboratory

This class will introduce you to current concepts and laboratory techniques in microbiology.  Our goal is to show you how scientists use experiments to learn about the microbes around us, with an emphasis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  1622 BIOMI 2911   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOMI 2900.

  •  1623 BIOMI 2911   LAB 401

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    • MW

    • Merkel, S

  •  1625 BIOMI 2911   LAB 403

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    • TR

    • Merkel, S

BIOMI 3210
Human Microbes and Health

The microbes on and in our bodies are as abundant as our own cells. These diverse microorganisms provide us with metabolic capacities beyond our own and are essential to good health, but can also play ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17455 BIOMI 3210   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 or permission of instructor.

BIOMI 3940
Applied and Food Microbiology

Microorganisms play a central role in a variety of food, agricultural, and environmental processes. This course presents a comprehensive survey of the roles that microorganisms play ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FDSC 3940, FDSC 5940

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1320 BIOMI 3940   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 and BIOMI 2910 or BIOMI 2911.

  •  4990 BIOMI 3940   DIS 201

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BIOMI 4090
Principles of Virology

Covers principles of virology that will give a broad understanding of how viruses infect and cause disease.  Topics include the classification of viruses, virus entry, genome replication and assembly, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMS 4090

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1376 BIOMI 4090   LEC 001

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    • TR

    • Osterrieder, N

      Parker, J

BIOMI 4310
Medical Parasitology

Systematic study of arthropod, protozoan, and helminth parasites of public health importance, with emphasis on epidemiologic, clinical, and zoonotic aspects of these parasitisms. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMS 4310

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  1368 BIOMI 4310   LEC 001

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BIOMI 4850
Bacterial Genetics

Students gain a detailed understanding of how bacteria maintain and pass on genetic information with a strong focus on the bacterium Escherichia coli. They discover the processes by which bacteria evolve ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOMI 4850

  • 2 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  1278 BIOMI 4850   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisite: BIOMG 2800. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 and BIOMG 3300, 3330 or 3350, or 3310/3320.The optional 1 credit is for registered students with permission of instructor to review literature. Enrollment for 1 credit extra discussion option will occur at first lecture; Email jep48 with questions.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOMI 4850

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  1279 BIOMI 4850   LEC 002

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  • Prerequisite: BIOMG 2810. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMI 2900 and BIOMG 3300, 3330 or 3350, or 3310/3320.The optional 1 credit is for registered students with permission of instructor to review literature. Enrollment for 1 credit extra discussion option will occur at first lecture; Email jep48 with questions.

  •  1280 BIOMI 4850   DIS 201

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    • F

    • Peters, J

BIOMI 4980
Teaching Experience

Designed to give qualified undergraduate students teaching experience through actual involvement in planning and assisting in biology courses. This experience may include supervised participation in a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3282 BIOMI 4980   IND 601

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    • Staff

  • Prerequisite: previous enrollment in course to be taught or equivalent. Arts students may not count this course toward graduation but may, upon petition (one time only) to their class dean, carry fewer than 12 other credits and remain in good standing. This would affect Dean's List eligibility but not eligibility for graduating with distinction. Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not sign into section 601. You will be put in the course after submitting form online.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

BIOMI 6901
Prokaryotic Biology: Bacterial Structure and Function

Discusses those macromolecules and assemblages of macromolecules that together define the structure of the prokaryotic cell. This includes external structures, such as cell wall, flagella, pili, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  1409 BIOMI 6901   LEC 001

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    • TR Wing Hall 406
    • Aug 22 - Sep 19, 2017

    • Doerr, T

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students in Microbiology or a related discipline, or permission of instructor.

BIOMI 6903
Prokaryotic Biology: Bacterial Physiology/Diversity

Reviews the major energy-conserving modes of metabolism and their phylogenetic distributions among both bacteria and archaea. Topics include phylogenetic analysis, fermentation, respiration, photosynthesis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  1411 BIOMI 6903   LEC 001

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    • TR Wing Hall 406
    • Oct 26 - Nov 30, 2017

    • Zinder, S

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students in Microbiology or a related discipline or permission of the instructor.

BIOMI 7910
Advanced Topics in Microbiology

Reading and presentation by graduate students of current literature in selected areas of modern microbiology. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  3168 BIOMI 7910   DIS 201

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    • T

    • Angert, E

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students in microbiology.

BIOMI 7960
Current Topics in Microbiology

Lectures and seminars on special topics in microbiology. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0.5-1 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • Topic: Soils, Soil-Borne Parasites

  •  1437 BIOMI 7960   LEC 001

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    • Topic: Soils, Soil-Borne Parasites
    • TBA

    • Bowman, D

BIOMI 7970
Scientific Communication Skills

The ability to communicate effectively is essential for success as a scientist. The primary goal of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to develop self-confidence and refine their formal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1121 BIOMI 7970   DIS 201

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    • F

    • Helmann, J

      Winans, S

  • Requirement for: graduate students in graduate field of microbiology for first two semesters. Third semester optional.

BIOMI 7980
Graduate Research Seminar in Microbiology

All graduate students in the field of microbiology are required to attend and present a seminar concerning their research at least once each year. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1122 BIOMI 7980   SEM 101

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  • Requirement for: graduate students in graduate field of microbiology.

BIOMI 7990
Microbiology Seminar

Thesis research for Ph.D. students only before "A" exam has been passed. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  1229 BIOMI 7990   SEM 101

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  • Requirement for: all graduate students in the field of microbiology. Open to all who are interested.