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BIOE   400 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH                   Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOE   420 BIOSYSTEMS TRANSPORT AND REACTION PROCES Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Covers basic principles of transport and reaction phenomena applied to
analyze momentum, heat, and mass transport, and reaction processes
occurring in the human body.  Emphasis given to the mathematical
modeling of systems to describe their physiologic function, understand
pathological conditions, and design bioartificial organs.  Major thrust
will be quantitative characterization of biomedical systems in relation
to underlying molecular mechanism and cellular behavior.
Prereq- Math 211, 212.
Also offered as Ceng 420.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:20PM GRB*212W Mikos, Antonios                *CURRENT ENR: 9
001                                  Godbey, W.                     *CURRENT ENR: 9

BIOE   481 COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE               Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Introduction to the nervous system is given including the
electrophysiology of nerve and muscle cells, synaptic transmission and
sense receptors.  The theory underlying Hodgkin-Huxley type models of
excitable cells is discussed and several examples of models for neurons,
muscle cells and synapses are used as case studies.  Modeled neurons are
interconnected using synaptic models to form functional representations
of small neural networks.  At all levels comparisons are made with
experimental data.  Course provides an introduction to biological
modeling and computation.
Prereq-  permission of instructor.
Also offered as Elec 481.
001 MW      01:00PM-02:20PM DH*1075  Clark Jr, John                 *CURRENT ENR: 2

BIOE   500 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 21

BIOE   531 BIOMATERIALS ENGINEERING                 Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Emphasis will be placed on issues regarding design and synthesis of
materials to achieve specific properties.  An overview of significant
biomaterials application will be given, including topics such as
opthalmic biomaterials, orthopedic applications, cardiovascular
biomaterials, and drug delivery systems.  Regulatory issues concerning
biomaterials will also be addressed.
Prereq- Organic Chemistry and Biology.
001 MW      03:30PM-04:45PM GRB*212W West, Jennifer                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOE   551 INTRODUCTION TO BIOENGINEERING           Credits 1.00  Fall 99
A seminar course introducing current research areas in Bioengineering
and Biotechnology.  Taught in a tutorial manner to help acquaint
students with the research activities of various laboratories at Rice
and the Texas Medical Center.
Prereq- graduate standing or instructor's approval.
Also offered as Ceng 551.
001 F       02:00PM-05:00PM GRB*211W McIntire, Larry                *CURRENT ENR: 1

BIOE   581 CARIOVASCULAR DYNAMICS                   Credits 4.00  Fall 99
Analysis of properties and functions of the cardiovascular system.
Includes detailed study of cardiac electrophysiology, ventricular
mechanics, arterial hemodynamics, coronary and cerebral circulations,
heart rate control, and imaging methods for determing ventricular volume
and output flow, as well as therapeutic devices and computer-controlled
drug delivery systems with their mathematical models.  Internship
project with engineer or life scientist working in the Texas Medical
Center required.
Prereq- Elec 481,482, and 507 or equivalent.
Also offered as Elec 581
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOE   641 FUND. OF MEDICAL IMAGING                 Credits 3.00  Fall 99
The course will introduce the fundamentals of various medical imaging
modalities (such as x-ray,CT, and MRI) used to identify the anatomy
of human organs, as well as other modalities (such as PET, SPECT,fMRI,
and MEG) specifically developed to identify the function of the brain.
Prereq- Rice courses MATH 211 and MATH 212.
Limited enrollment
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM GRB*212W Zouridakis, George             *CURRENT ENR: 0

BIOE   698 GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001 T       04:00PM-05:00PM DH*1064  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 21

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