NOTE: We will be using blackboard this year to distribute information and files for this course. Using blackboard you will be able to download all laboratories, lectures, etc. Please take a little time to familiarize yourself with this site and also check back often to keep up-to-date with the information as it is being added.

To go to Blackboard: https://portal.utoronto.ca

INTRODUCTION.

BIO 409 is a practical course in animal and plant physiology laboratory exercises.  Students will apply the theories learned in BIO 204 (Introduction to Physiology), BIO310 (Integrative Animal Physiology) and BIO 304 (Physiology of Neural Systems) to lab exercises that use living animal and plant tissues.  This course is intended for students who intend to enter a career in physiology or medicine and  can benefit from a hand-on approach to topics in physiology.  This course is also highly recommended for students who plan to do an independent research project (BIO 481) as it will prepare them for the laboratory hardware they will use for their research.

THE PEOPLE WHO TEACH THIS COURSE

PROFESSORS

Angela B. Lange
Room: 3033 (office), 3025 (lab)
E-mail: click here
Web site: http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/~w3lange/index.htm

Dr. Ingo Ensminger
Room: 3050 (office), 5028 (lab)
E-mail: click here
Web site: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/~w3bio/homepage/faculty/ensminger.html

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
TBA

LECTURES:
A one-hour lecture is held weekly to discuss the theory underlying the current week's lab exercise.  Students should read the material from the text and the lab manual to be prepared for these lectures.

Mid-way through the course there will be a term test that covers the material taught from the first class (inclusive). The second lecture test will be given during the last week of classes.

LABORATORIES:
Labs are held weekly from 1:00 until 5:00 in Rm 4071.