HST.021/HST.020
Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology
Dr. Mary Bouxsein, Dr. Margaret Seton
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 09-11:30am, HMS - MEC 209
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Prereq: Permission of Instructor
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading
Growth and development of normal bone and joints, the process of mineralization, the biophysics of bone and response to stress and fracture, calcium and phosphate homeostasis and regulation by parathyroid hormone and vitamin D, and the pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases and disease of connective tissue, joints, and muscles, with consideration of possible mechanisms and underlying metabolic derangements. Only HST students may register under HST.020, graded P/D/F. Enrollment limited. Open only to medical and graduate students.
This class is held in Boston at Harvard Medical School.
Contact: Julianna Braun, (617) 452-4091, jlbraun@mit.edu
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HST.146/HST.147
Human Biochemistry and Metabolic Diseases
Dr. Richard Mitchell, Dr. David MacLaughlin, Dr. David Cohen
Tue, Thu, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 08:30am-12:30pm, HMS MEC 209
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: H 6 units Graded P/D/F
First-year graduate level intensive subject in human biochemistry and physiological chemistry that focuses on intermediary metabolism and structures of key intermediates and enzymes important in human disease. Subject is divided into four areas: carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleic acids. The importance of these areas is underscored with examples from diseases and clinical correlations. Only HST students may register under HST.146, graded P/D/F. Enrollment limited.
Enrollment open only to graduate and medical students. This class is located in Boston at Harvard Medical School.
Contact: Julianna Braun, (617) 452-4091, jlbraun@mit.edu
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HST.190/HST.191
Introduction to Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Dr. Rebecca Betensky, Dr. Miguel Hernan
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 01:30-04:00pm, HMS MEC 209
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Prereq: GIR:CAL2
Level: H 6 units Graded P/D/F
Fundamentals of biostatistics and epidemiology. Trains students how to comprehend, critique and communicate findings from biomedical literature. How to assess the importance of chance in the interpretation of experimental data. Topics include probability theory, normal sampling, chi-squared and t-tests, analysis of variance, linear regression and survival analysis, as well has how to perform elementary calculations using the statistical package STATA. How to identify and prevent bias in observational studies. Causal inference, types of bias (confounding, selection and information bias), key study designs (randomized trials, cohort and case-control studies, and screening programs). Enrollment limited; restricted to medical and graduate students.
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Betensky, (617) 452-4091, betensky@hsph.harvard.edu
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HST.718
Anatomy of Speech and Hearing
Barbara C. Fullerton
Mon-Fri, Jan 4-8, 11-15, 19-22, 25-29, 09:30am-01:00pm
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Limited to 12 participants.
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Prereq: GIR:BIOL, permission of instructor
Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading
Study of the human body and brain, focusing on structures of the head and neck involved in speech and hearing. General organization of the nervous system and control of the peripheral structures. Involves dissection of a human cadaver and examination of brain specimens. Preference to students with some biology background and order of seniority of class.
Enrollment is limited; preference will be given to students with a biological background and in order of seniority of class.
Contact: Barbara C. Fullerton, Barbara_Fullerton@meei.harvard.edu
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HST.960
At the Limits of Medicine: Philosophy, Religion, Literature
Dr. Susanne Klingenstein
Tue, Thu, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 02:30-04:00pm, HMS MEC 212
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Prereq: —
Level: G 4 units Graded P/D/F
Critical examination of modern culture’s view of human beings (and God) and what it reveals about its attitude toward death. Students explore two descriptions of modern deaths, two essays contemplating the egocentric nature of man, the radical secularization of the concept of man in the 19th century, and two alternative views that restitute human goodness without religion or sentimentality.
Subject meets at the Harvard Medical School
Contact: Julianna Braun, (617) 452-4091, jlbraun@mit.edu
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