Nele Lefeldt

BrainSTEM is a service organization that teaches STEM subjects through the lens of neuroscience. We perform hands-on, small-group activities approximately 150 K12 students per week at several local schools. This course will prepare you to communicate science in a both effective and entertaining manner, as well as build your skills in managing small groups. More information can be found at ‘www.brainstem.rice.edu.’ Cross-list: BIOS 528. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for BIOS 128 if student has credit for BIOS 528. Repeatable for Credit.

Undergraduate teaching in a biosciences laboratory course: provide group and individual guidance and instruction to students during scheduled laboratory sessions and outside of laboratory classes; participate in meetings with instructor and other TAs; assist instructor with lab prep; evaluate student learning and give feedback to instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

In this course, undergraduates who have previously excelled in a BIOS course will develop teaching skills by leading discussion sections or serving as writing mentors under the guidance of the course instructor. Repeatable for Credit.

Exploration of physiological processes and the mechanisms behind them. Students will have opportunities to design a research study, collect and analyze data, and report their findings.

This course will be an overview of advanced principles and techniques in cell and molecular neuroscience; subjects will include bio-electricity, cellular signaling, and the molecular mechanics of neuronal plasticity. The class will primarily be lecture driven. However, there will be seminar component – students will review primary scientific literature, discuss it in small groups, and present their findings. Cross-list: BIOS 549. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 380 or NEUR 380 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for BIOS 449 if student has credit for BIOS 549.

BrainSTEM is a service organization that teaches STEM subjects through the lens of neuroscience. We perform hands-on, small-group activities with ~45 students per week. This course will prepare you to communicate science in a both effective and entertaining manner, as well as build your skills in managing small groups. More information can be found at ‘www.brainstem.club.’ Cross-list: BIOS 128. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for BIOS 528 if student has credit for BIOS 128. Repeatable for Credit.

This course will be an overview of advanced principles and techniques in cell and molecular neuroscience; subjects will include bio-electricity, cellular signaling, and the molecular mechanics of neuronal plasticity. The class will primarily be lecture driven. However, there will be seminar component – students will review primary scientific literature, discuss it in small groups, and present their findings. Cross-list: BIOS 449. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for BIOS 549 if student has credit for BIOS 449.

This course will provide a broad overview of the brain's neural systems that subserve perception, learning, and behavior. The course will be highly integrative with thematic content including functional organization of the nervous system, neural encoding and decoding, sensory systems, motor systems, and high-level concept processing. Cross-list: PSYC 380. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101.

This course will provide a broad overview of the brain's neural systems that subserve perception, learning, and behavior. The course will be highly integrative with thematic content including functional organization of the nervous system, neural encoding and decoding, sensory systems, motor systems, and high-level concept processing. Cross-list: NEUR 380. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 380 if student has credit for PSYC 584.