USC Schedule of Classes

Physiology and Biophysics (PHBI)

• http://www.usc.edu/medicine/departments/physiology_biophysics/
• D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAM-409; Phone: (323) 442-0230.
• D class assignments for graduate students available in KAM-409; Phone: (323) 442-0230.
• Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department.

Crosslist PHBI 524: Advanced Overview of Neurosciences (4.0 units)

Study of the nervous system at multiple levels through the analysis of four themes: Motor Control; Emotion, Motivation, and Decision-Making; Memory and Learning; and Vision. Prerequisites: BISC 421. Open only to master and doctoral students. (Duplicates credit in former NEUR 524.)

• Prerequisite: BISC 421
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the NSCI department but may qualify for major credit in PHBI. To register, enroll in NSCI 524.
• Note: Study of the nervous system at multiple levels through the analysis of four themes: Motor Control; Emotion, Motivation, and Decision-Making; Memory and Learning; and Vision.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
47654D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 45	Rita Barakat

Crosslist PHBI 531: Cell Biology (4.0 units)

Current perspectives on major research areas in cell biology. Emphasis will be on in-depth examination of cellular structures, regulatory processes, intra-cellular routing and targeting, and cell/environmental interactions.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PHBI. To register, enroll in INTD 531.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
40654D	046	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	62 of 90	Axel Schonthal,Amir Goldkorn, Qilong Ying,Nicholas Graham, Ebrahim Zandi, Reginald Hill, Rusty Lansford,Curtis Okamoto,Yves Declerck, Megan McCain, Steve Swenson, Sanda Win	MCH156	PDF (1008391 MB)

PHBI 550: Seminar in Advanced Cellular, Molecular and Systemic Physiology (1.0 units, max 12)

Lectures and student presentations on advanced topics in molecular, cellular and systemic physiology. Open to Systems Biology and Disease, Physiology and Biophysics, and Pathobiology students only. Graded CR/NC.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Pathobiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Integrative Biology of Disease

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
40953D	046	Lecture	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	1 of 30		TBA

Crosslist PHBI 561: Molecular Biology (4.0 units)

Biochemistry and molecular biology of replication, transcription, RNA processing, translation and regulation of gene expression with emphasis on multicellular eukaryotic organisms and comparisons to prokaryotes.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PHBI. To register, enroll in INTD 561.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
40664D	046	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 85	Woojin An, Oliver Bell, Roger Duncan, Yifan Liu, Judd Rice, Stanley Tahara, Ebrahim Zandi	MCH256

PHBI 660: Understanding Diseases of Ion Transport (2.0 units)

Examination of the genetics, biochemical mechanisms, and physiological characteristics of diseases caused by inherited mutations in ion channels and ion transport proteins.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
41000D	001	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	0 of 20