USC Schedule of Classes

Physiology and Biophysics (PHBI)

• http://www.usc.edu/medicine/departments/physiology_biophysics/
• D class assignments for undergraduates available in KAM; 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	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 45	Michael Bienkowski

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	5:10-7:00pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 90	Axel Schonthal,Randall Widelitz, Steve Swenson, Curtis Okamoto, Qilong Ying,Yves Declerck, Josh Neman-Ebrahim, Megan McCain, Sanda Win, Amy Ryan, Amir Goldkorn, Nicholas Graham, Ebrahim Zandi, Reginald Hill, Rusty Lansford	MCH156 & ONLINE	PDF (878565 KB)

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	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	34 of 85	Woojin An, Oliver Bell, Roger Duncan, Sita Reddy, Judd Rice, Stanley Tahara, Ebrahim Zandi	MCH156

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, Jang-Hyun Youn, E. Todd Schroeder, Michael Jakowec,Andrew Cheng, Jon Detterich, Ray Matthews, John Wood, Michael Bowdish, Georgina Gyarmati, Alicia McDonough, Janos Peti Peterdi, Kenneth Hallows, Wei Li, Beiyun Zhou, Thomas Keens, Laura Perin Gallandt, Mark Shwayder, Rayudu Gopalakrishna	MCH149

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