ALS 2012-2013 ALS 5004 Reports and discussion of current research in animal nutrition on an inter-departmental basis. May be repeated. II Graduate Lecture 1 1 ALS 5014 Formal presentation of principles and concepts in plant physiology. Review, discussion and critical evaluation of current primary literature and research data. May be repeated. II Graduate Lecture 1 1 ALS 5034 The coordination of essential elements required for an effective agricultural mechanics program. Special emphasis placed upon integrating agricultural mechanics instruction into a local agricultural education program, liability, curriculum content selection, special teaching methodologies, and student assessment. Graduate Lecture 3 3 ALS 5054 Use of laboratory techniques, instrumentation, and experimental design in the solution of fundamental problems in human and animal nutrition. Odd years. II Graduate Lecture 2 2 ALS 5064 (BIOL 5064) (PPWS 5064) (BCHM 5064) Review and discussion of current problems and literature in molecular cell biology and biotechnology by students, VPI&SU faculty and outside speakers. Students give formal presentations of research results or current literature. May be taken on pass-fail basis. Students enrolled in the MCBB Ph.D. option will be required to give one formal presentation on an A-F basis. Graduate status in participating MCBB departments required. I,II Graduate Lecture 1 1 ALS 5084 Research papers in nutrition of ruminant animals (beef, dairy, sheep) will be reviewed. Research papers will be selected from scientific journals such as the Journal of Dairy Science, the Journal of Animal Science, the Journal of Nutrition, and Animal Feed Science and Technology. May be repeated (no restriction on number of times). Graduate standing required. Graduate Lecture 1 1 ALS 5094 The grant writing process and developing student skills for successful grant writing to support research enterprises. Students will prepare a mock research grant proposal for obtaining funds from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, or the US Department of Agriculture and participate in panel review of grant proposals of peers. Graduate Lecture 1 1 APSC 5004, ALS 5064, BIOL 5064, BCHM 5064, PPWS 5064 ALS 5105 Principles of population genetics; gene frequency; forces that change gene frequency (migration, mutation, selection); genetic drift; biometric relationships between relatives; calculation of inbreeding and relationship; additive, dominance, and epistatic effects; estimation and use of repeatability, heritability, and genetic correlations; and formation and use of selection goals and selection criteria. I Graduate Lecture 3 3 STAT 5615, STAT 5616 ALS 5106 Principles of population genetics; gene frequency; forces that change gene frequency (migration, mutation, selection); genetic drift; biometric relationships between relatives; calculation of inbreeding and relationship; additive, dominance, and epistatic effects; estimation and use of repeatability, heritability, and genetic correlations; and formation and use of selection goals and selection criteria. II Graduate Lecture 3 3 STAT 5615, STAT 5616 ALS 5115 Digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients in animals including humans. Digestive physiology; digestion and absorption; bioenergetics; and carbohydrate and lipid metabolism with emphasis on substrate sources, interrelationships,and factors affecting utilization and metabolism. Graduate Standing required Graduate Lecture 3 3 ALS 5116 Digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients in animals including humans. Absorption, metabolism and function with emphasis on physiological and biochemical aspects of protein, amino acid, vitamins, and minerals; epidemiological, biochemical, cellular or molecular methodologies useful for study of macronutrients and micronutrients and their biological functions also will be covered. Graduate Lecture 3 3 ALS 5115 ALS 5144 The role of specific nutrients in human and animal health at a physiologic and molecular level. Emphasis is placed on the influence of nutrients on gene expression especially with regard to pathophysiology of diseases. Physiological and molecular aspects of nutrition and immune function will also be discussed. Even years. I Graduate Lecture 3 3 BCHM 5124, ALS 5104, HNFE 5104 ALS 5204 A focus on research techniques and processes for life science professions. Topics include: history of applied life sciences, current structure of the scientific enterprise, the scientific method and quality assurances, researching the literature, scientific writing and presentation of research results, instructional techniques, professionalism, and ethical considerations. Information technology is employed throughout the course. Students learn to use digital technologies for communication, presentation, and publication. Graduate Lab, Lecture 0 OR 1 0 OR 3 ALS 5214 Research techniques and processes used in the life science professions. History of applied life sciences, structure of the scientific enterprise, the scientific method and quality assurances, researching the literature and critically evaluating information, scientific writing and communication of research results, professionalism, and ethics. Graduate standing required. Graduate Lecture, Online Lecture 3 3 ALS 5234G Examination of the economic, political, social, and cultural issues related to community food systems and agricultural practices. Topics include local and regional food systems development, food production and biotechnology, food sovereignty and security, and population and environmental health. Analysis of models, strategies, and policies of national food systems. Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing required Graduate Lecture 3 3 ALS 5304 Mammalian physiology and anatomy will be evaluated in domestic animals, laboratory animals, and primates. Emphasis will be on the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, neural, muscle, and digestive physiology. I Graduate Lab, Lecture 0 OR 4 0 OR 5 ALS 2304 ALS 5314 Comparative mechanisms of all major aspects of male and female reproductive physiology will be examined in domestic animals, laboratory animals, and primates. Emphasis will be given to species variation in regard to reproductive function and to a detailed examination of key reproductive events in both sexes. II Graduate Lecture 4 4 ALS 4304 ALS 5405 5405: Organization and management of data from animal experiments using Excel, JMP, and SAS. Emphasis on maintenance of data integrity and creation of datasets for statistical analyses, including formats, unit conversions, date and string functions, concatenation and merges, import and export data, and simple statistics. 5406: Use of Statistical Analysis System (SAS) procedures to analyze data from animal experiments. Topics covered will include SAS strategies and options for exploratory statistics, regression, ANOVA, mixed models, and repeated measures from several designs. Graduate standing required. Graduate Lecture, Online Lecture 1 1 ALS 5406 5405: Organization and management of data from animal experiments using Excel, JMP, and SAS. Emphasis on maintenance of data integrity and creation of datasets for statistical analyses, including formats, unit conversions, date and string functions, concatenation and merges, import and export data, and simple statistics. 5406: Use of Statistical Analysis System (SAS) procedures to analyze data from animal experiments. Topics covered will include SAS strategies and options for exploratory statistics, regression, ANOVA, mixed models, and repeated measures from several designs. Graduate standing required. Graduate Lecture, Online Lecture 2 2 ALS 5405, STAT 5605, STAT 5615 ALS 5504 Tools in quantitative genetics utilized for describing and solving problems in the agriculture and life science, with particular focus on matrix algebra. Utilize matrix algebra into genetic application, conduct matrix operations, identify the determinant and inverse of a matrix, determine linear independence, dependence and rank, use linear equations, generalized inverse, and latent roots and vectors to solve complex issues in advanced quantitative genetics. Graduate standing required. Graduate Lecture, Online Lecture 1 1 ALS 5904 Graduate Research 1 TO 19 ALS 5954 Graduate Lecture 1 TO 19 1 TO 19 ALS 5964 Graduate Lecture 1 TO 12 1 TO 12 ALS 5974 Graduate Independent Study 1 TO 19 1 TO 19 ALS 5984 Graduate Lecture, Online Lecture 1 TO 19 1 TO 19 ALS 6024 Specific areas such as the molecular biology of plant and animal disease resistance, of photosynthesis, of oncogenes, of organelle assembly, and of growth and development, structure and function of polyamines and of proteases will be discussed. Students will give presentations and critically analyze current literature. May be repeated. I,II Graduate Lecture 1 TO 19 1 TO 19 BCHM 5214 ALS 6314 Hormones produced in animals and their roles in development, growth, appetite, digestion, metabolism, lacatation, reproduction, homeostatis, and behavior. Mechanisms by which hormones act and the factors that regulate the production and action of hormones. Endocrine disorders and hormone-based application in medicine and animal agriculture. major methodologies in current endocrine research. Graduate Lecture 3 3 ALS 5304, ALS 5344 ALS 6984 Graduate Lecture 1 TO 19 1 TO 19 ALS 7964 Graduate Lecture 1 TO 12 1 TO 12