The plan for the last three lectures of the semester:

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The plan for the last three lectures of the
semester ? - Monday Dec. 5 - The Red Queen
Hypothesis Microevolution in Pathogenic
Microorganisms ? Wednesday Dec. 7 - Dr.
Berlochers research (Apples, Pests, and
Evolution) ? Friday Dec. 9 - Careers in
Integrative Biology, Dr. Berlochers evaluations
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IB 150 Final Exam 800-1100 AM, Thursday,
December 15 ? The final exam will have about 100
questions. About 50 will come from material
covered since the last hour exam, including
Integrative Topics lectures. The rest will come
from the earlier part of the course. ? We will
take a few questions directly from the two
previous exams. ? Room and other information
later this week.
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A sampling of IB courses and areas
Core course Honors core course
GENETICS IB 201 GENETICS AND EVOLUTION. IB 270
Evolution of Molecules and Cells IB 396
COMPARATIVE EUKARYOTIC GENOMICS IB 332
BEHAVIOR-GENETIC ANALYSIS. IB 304 GENOMIC
ANALYSIS OF INSECTS
EVOLUTION IB 301 INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTIONARY
BIOLOGY. IB 302 MOLECULAR EVOLUTION IB 305
ECOLOGICAL GENETICS.
PHYSIOLOGY IB 202 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. IB
271 The Organism IB 326 ENVIRONMENTAL AND
EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMALS. IB 320 PLANT
PHYSIOLOGY IB 32 PHOTOSYNTHESIS
ORGANISMAL COURSES IB 360 INTRODUCTION TO
ENTOMOLOGY. IB 368 CLASSIFICATION AND
EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF INSECTS. IB 232
COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY. IB 361 GENERAL
MYCOLOGY
IB 362 ORNITHOLOGY IB 362 MAMMALOGY IB 363
ICHTHYOLOGY IB 364 HERPETOLOGY IB 260
SYSTEMATICS OF FLOWERING PLANTS.
ECOLOGY IB 203 ECOLOGY. IB 272 Ecology and
Evolution IB 352 ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY IB 353
POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY. IB 343
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY. IB 347 FIELD ECOLOGY
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR B 329. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
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Careers available for Integrative Biology majors
(many after further graduate or professional
school). - Medicine - Veterinary medicine - Law -
Education - Environmental biology - Research
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Careers in medicine ? Clinical practice (if you
can go to medical school with an undergraduate
degree in English literature, you can certainly
go with an undergraduate degree in Integrative
Biology! An IB degree is very much like a
biology degree from an excellent small liberal
arts college, many of which send a high
proportion of their students to medical
school). ? Epidemiology (e.g., World Health
Organization, Centers for Disease Control) ?
Environmental medicine
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Requirements for medical school Required
undergraduate courses (1 year, with lab of
biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics,
calculus) High point average High MCAT
score Strong letters of recommendation
. Source http//www.aamc.org/students/applying/s
tart.htm There is no requirement for a degree in
any particular area! Do you only accept
applicants who majored in the sciences as an
undergrad? No preference is given to applicants
who have majored in science over those who have
majored in other disciplines. A study at Harvard
Medical School has shown that students are
successful in their medical studies regardless of
undergraduate concentration, providing that they
have had adequate science preparation. Students
are urged to strive not for specialized training
but for a balanced and liberal education.
http//hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp?page
admissions
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Careers in medicine ? Clinical practice (if you
can go to medical school with an undergraduate
degree in English literature, you can certainly
go with an undergraduate degree in Integrative
Biology! An IB degree is very much like a
biology degree from an excellent small liberal
arts college, many of which send a high
proportion of their students to medical
school). ? Epidemiology (e.g., World Health
Organization, Centers for Disease Control) ?
Environmental medicine
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Dengue fever, a threat to the US.
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Careers in veterinary medicine ? Clinical
practice. ? Zoo practice ? Conservation biology
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Careers in Law A small but significant number of
careers are becoming available at the
intersection of law and biology. An Integrative
Biology background would be especially relevant
to environmental law.
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Careers in Education Careers in education range
from teaching at the K-12 level to teaching at
universities.
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Careers in Environmental Biology - Conservation
biology - Wildlife management and biology -
Environmental protection
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Careers in research 8 Genomics 8 Evolutionary
biology 8 Ecology 8 Behavioral science 8
Specialized areas such as marine biology
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