PCOL530 is heavy on cardiovascular and lung biology topics. The course has many new topics that are not covered in undergrad studies. Heart and lung disease, such as ARDS, cardiomyopathy, lymphatic disease, edema, stroke are main topics. Learn from professors from UIC and from invited guest professors e.g., from Stanford, Northwestern, University Cincinnati. Overall, medley of relevant and important topics.

Learn how to read, write, critique, learn to do the process of science. Variety of topics, no text books. Mostly from recently published research articles.

Graduate level professors, not your undergrad TAs. Finally, you hear real science, questions, hypothesis, presentation and writing skills, and many more useful survival skills.

Read ahead, flip classroom, come to the classroom to ask questions.