CELL BIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE (CBN)   CBN 516 Literature Reports 1 cr Students and faculty participate in a supervised reading of the current literature and meet periodically (usually once a week) to interact in a discussion of the selected article or topic. The goal of this course is to maintain the faculty's and students' level of information at a "state of the art" in both methods and theory in the discipline and to develop critical skills in reviewing the literature.   CBN 517 Directed Studies 1-6 cr Students participate in research under the direction of a graduate faculty member. The student may pursue independent research or participate in a literature project.   CBN 590 Special Topics 1-3 cr Each course provides in-depth tutorial exposure to specific areas in the discipline. Student and/or faculty presentations followed by group discussions (usually in the Socratic mode), examine the subject matter in an area of current interest either to one student or to a group of students. Credits and titles are arranged with an individual faculty member.   CBN 610 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 2 cr A course which requires students to read and evaluate critically the contemporary literature dealing with the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neural function.   CBN 616 Research Seminar 1 cr Students and faculty present a research topic for discussion before the members of the department. The presentations are usually scheduled on a rotational basis. The student may present research data for critique by the faculty.   CBN 799 Research/Dissertation 1-6 cr Independent research by the student under the sponsorship of the graduate faculty in individual departments in the Basic Medical Sciences. Prerequisite: Approved formal research proposal.   College of Medicine