This 1/4 FCE graduate-level course will focus on a wide range of topics focused on the pancreatic islet.  Each lecture will cover fundamental concepts in biochemistry with an emphasis on islet biology. These will include the impact of genetic variation on islet cells, the development of islet cell subpopulations, transcriptional networks and cell identity, biotechnological approaches, as well as communication between islet cells and the local environment, including components of the immune system, and how these interact to affect islet loss and dysfunction. A more integrated understanding of these processes will be facilitated in a discussion of islet-hormone regulated metabolic pathways and integrative physiology.

**THIS COURSE WILL BE ONLINE ONLY**

Please see below for Sign up procedure:

Students must take both BCH 2139H and BCH 2140H.  Enrollment in only one of the courses is not permitted.

Link to Request BCH2139H & BCH 2140H starting in January, 2025:

Request Form for Islet Biology 2139+2140

Deadline to submit a request is October 25, 2024.

Given the current interest in this course, auditing will not be permitted this time.

University of Toronto Students:  If approved for the course, you can request BCH 2139H on ACORN.

** Note if you were previously enrolled in BCH 2024H Y – Focused Topics in Biochemistry, and have not yet completed two modules, then you will need to contact the Biochemistry Department to sign up for BCH 2139H.   You should NOT request this through ACORN.

Instead, you will remain enrolled in BCH 2024H and this module will be used towards completion of BCH 2024H.  Your grade in BCH 2024H Y will be the average of your final grade for this course and the final grade of your last completed module under BCH 2024H Y.

Non-University of Toronto Students from Ontario and Canada:   If approved for the course, you will need to complete one of the following:

1. Students from Ontario Universities except (McGill University, Université de Montréal, and University of British Columbia) will need to complete an Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Agreement (OVGS) from their home University
2. Students outside of Ontario and within Canada only will need to complete a Canadian University Graduate Transfer Agreement (CUGTA) from their home University
3. Students from McGill University, Université de Montréal, and University of British Columbia will need to complete a Graduate Exchange Agreement (GEA) from their home University

**All paperwork must be submitted to the University of Toronto no later than Friday November 15, 2024 to ensure sufficient processing time.