The course BMS1701A is the first research rotation in a series of 3 courses (BMS1701A / BMS1701B / BMS1701C) for the 1st year undergraduate students. This course aims to provide student an opportunity to gain fundamental research experience in a state of the art research laboratory at the University. In this course, students will do literature review and participate in basic research under a faculty member in the biomedical sciences department. They should discuss the research topic(s) with their assigned supervisor on a regular basis. At the end of the course, they will give an oral presentation and submit a report summarizing the learned research techniques and their research findings as part of the course requirement. After finishing this rotation series, students are expected to gain some knowledge and lab skills in different research areas and be prepared for research rotation courses in their 2nd year of study.