USC Schedule of Classes

Physiology and Biophysics (PHBI)

• http://www.usc.edu/medicine/departments/physiology_biophysics/
• D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAM409; phone (323) 442-0230.
• D class assignments for graduate students available in KAM409; 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	11:00-1:00pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 45	Zhen Zhao

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, intracellular routing and targeting, and cell/environmental interactions. Cross-listed as BIOC 531, MICB 531, MPTX 531, PATH 531, PHBI 531, PSCI 531

• 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	58 of 90	Axel Schonthal,Megan McCain, Ebrahim Zandi, Amir Goldkorn, Chengyu Liang, Florence Hofman,Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, Curtis Okamoto, Yves Declerck, Randall Widelitz, Steve Swenson, Qilong Ying,Josh Neman-Ebrahim, Amy Ryan, Nicholas Graham, Sanda Win	MCH256	PDF (1068627 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	0 of 30	Terrence Town, Harvey Kaslow	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, Roger Duncan, Michael Lieber, Sita Reddy, Judd Rice, Stanley Tahara, Ebrahim Zandi, Oliver Bell	MCH256

Crosslist PHBI 572: Medical Physiology I (4.0 units)

Mammalian organ systems operation during health, and pathophysiologic analysis of related diseases with focus on muscle, respiratory, cardiovascular and renal systems. Faculty from basic and clinical sciences.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PHBI. To register, enroll in INTD 572.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
40673D	046	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 46	Harvey Kaslow, Robert Farley, Rayudu Gopalakrishna, Jang-Hyun Youn, E. Todd Schroeder, Michael Jakowec, Andrew Cheng, Jon Detterich, Ray Matthews, Michael Bowdish, Janos Peti Peterdi, Alicia McDonough, Kevin Lemley, Roshan Rajani, Thomas Keens, John Wood, Beiyun Zhou	MMR122

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	1:00-3:00pm	Wednesday	Canceled