ACBS595B
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ACBS595B - Current Topics in Metabolic Disease
Course ID
041161
Course Description
This colloquium offers an opportunity for graduate students to interact closely with research faculty and fellow graduate students currently engaged in metabolic disease, mainly obesity and diabetes, research. The course is designed to help graduate students to learn how to better read, critique, and analyze primary research articles, present current research within their own specific area of metabolic research, and to appreciate the advancement in knowledge and understanding of overall metabolic disease research. Over the scope of a semester, each student will present at least one primary research article that is closely related to their research, and fellow graduate students will participate in an open discussion about the article, including explaining and analyzing data, and interpreting overall conclusions and objectives of the research.
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
Repeatable for Credit
Yes
Total Completions Allowed
4
Total Units Allowed
1
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
May be convened with
Component
Colloquium
Optional Component
No