The goal of this course is to encourage students to think about concepts in biology from a different perspective compared to what they were taught in their first semester of college. During the course, we investigate the biological responses to stress factors, through reading and critically evaluating primary literature. Additionally, activities involving case-scenarios are assigned regularly to distinguish between science and pseudoscience, to identify the different types of biomedical research and to gain practical knowledge in searching and referencing published literature in a scientifically appropriate manner. Through these classes students learn to apply the scientific method, from hypothesis formulation to data analysis, and they develop skills for organizing and expressing ideas, researching a scientific topic, and constructing a presentation of the relevant findings.
Laboratory is not included. There are no pre-requisites for this course.
BIOLOGY 320: Biochemistry (Spring I 2026)
I am currently co-supervising two senior students:
Panagiotis Doulgeris (Undergraduate student): "Differential mRNA expression between AML and normal donor samples" (Expected 2026)
Alexandros Shkira (Undergraduate student): "Effect of azacytidine on p16 expression and cell cycle control in AML patients" (Expected 2026)