Biophysics

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: FISA 8105, FISA 8215. This course is an in depth look at the Biology and Physics of ionic channels embedded on excitable membranes. Ionic channels are indispensable for the production and transduction of electrical signals in excitable cells. This course will attempt to merge classical principles and analogies of the biophysics of ionic channels with current areas of physiological research, specially, in the neurosciences. The properties and physiological functions of classical and newly discovered channels will be discussed and their significance in the central nervous system will be highlighted.