BIOLOGY OF CARDIAC FUNCTION AND DISEASE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( BIOCHEM 501 , GENETICS 466 , 620 , 627 , or ZOOLOGY 570 ) and ( ANAT&PHY 335 , 435 , or BIOCORE 485 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop understanding of the main principles of cardiovascular physiology and biology, use of genetic model organisms, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (didactic portion of course; attendance, and exams). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Formulate the main themes of heart biology and current challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease by reading and discussing state-of-the-art literature with peers and instructors (journal reviews; evaluated by lecturer for each journal review session). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ability to Identify the main concepts of techniques and methods that are currently used for cardiac biology research Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze scientific data and methodology employed in the field of heart biology. Audience: Graduate 5. Create an experimental design for different types of heart biology research (such as hypothesis, methodology or phenomenon driven studies). Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the current challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease and regeneration and propose feasible approaches to resolve these challenges. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain the concepts of techniques and methods that are currently used for cardiac biology research. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Describe the challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease and regeneration. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop understanding of the main principles of cardiovascular physiology and biology, use of genetic model organisms, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (didactic portion of course; attendance, and exams). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Formulate the main themes of heart biology and current challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease by reading and discussing state-of-the-art literature with peers and instructors (journal reviews; evaluated by lecturer for each journal review session). Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ability to Identify the main concepts of techniques and methods that are currently used for cardiac biology research Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Analyze scientific data and methodology employed in the field of heart biology. Audience: Graduate 5. Create an experimental design for different types of heart biology research (such as hypothesis, methodology or phenomenon driven studies). Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the current challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease and regeneration and propose feasible approaches to resolve these challenges. Audience: Graduate 7. Explain the concepts of techniques and methods that are currently used for cardiac biology research. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Describe the challenges for developing therapeutic strategies for heart disease and regeneration. Audience: Undergraduate