BI 328 Developmental Biology (4 quarter hour credits)
Instructor: Erin Jezuit

This course explores how a fertilized egg gives rise to a complex body plan across the Metazoa. Topics include genetic regulation, organogenesis, morphogenesis, pattern formation, and cell differentiation. Includes lectures, laboratories and fieldtrips. Meets Mondays 8:30 – 5:00.

BI 454/554 Estuarine Biology (5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Richard Emlet

The biological and physical factors regulating production, abundance, distribution and diversity in estuaries. Includes field trips to marshes, tide flats, eelgrass beds and open waters. Meets Tuesdays 8:30 – 5:00. Meets on Tuesdays 8:30 – 5:00.

BI 458/558 Biological Oceanography (5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Rowan McLachlan

Biological oceanography is the study of marine organisms, their quantitative distributions in time and space, and their interactions with each other and their ocean environment. This course covers the basics of biological, physical, and chemical dynamics in the oceans, particularly emphasizing life in different ocean environments. Specific topics include primary production by phytoplankton, secondary production by zooplankton, bacterial production and remineralization, distributions of pelagic and benthic organisms, and the energy and nutrient cycles driven by these organisms. In the final portion of the course, we explore the impacts of human perturbations and global climate change on ocean ecosystems and their inhabitants. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with a variety of oceanographic field and laboratory research techniques, have the skills necessary to analyze oceanographic data and write a detailed scientific report on the upwelling system off the Oregon coast, and be comfortable explaining how the chemistry and physics of the ocean affect oceanic food webs. Field excursions may include ocean cruises aboard the Megalopa (both offshore and inside Charleston Bay) and terrestrial trips to local sites. Meets on Thursdays 8:30 – 5:00.

BI 457/557 Marine Biology: Marine Science Communication (5 quarter credits)
Instructor: Caitlin Plowman

The ability to understand and effectively communicate scientific evidence to a variety of audiences is critical to success in many career paths. In this course students will read and write science-based communications including, but not limited to primary literature, scientific reviews, figures and graphs, oral presentations, museum exhibits, K-12 curricula, popular science, and social media. Students in this course will utilize the resources of OIMB to participate in marine science and translate those experiences for a public audience at the Charleston Marine Life Center. Includes a field trip to Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center and Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, OR. Meets Fridays 8:30 -5:00.

BI 199 Marine Life, Lifestyles, and Habitats (3 quarter credits)
Instructor: George von Dassow

This course surveys key case studies that illustrate fundamentals of marine organismal biology. Four chapters examine different aspects of the diversity of life and its interconnections in the sea, covering food webs and trophic dynamics; marine biomes and biogeography; the Tree of Life and the scope of biodiversity; and symbiosis. Course lectures each start with a marine organism of interest as a focus around which to sketch inductive models, explore adaptations, and highlight open questions. Guided readings of influential works in marine biology supplement lectures to illuminate the history of important ideas. This course is restricted to freshmen. Remote, synchronous course. MWF 10-10:50am.

BI 401 Undergraduate Research (2-10 quarter credits)

Students conduct a research project under the direction of an OIMB faculty member. Email the person with whom you wish to work to arrange for registration. Limit 8 students.