For his Ph.D., he studied how activity at the synapses of neurons affects the nucleus and influences gene expression, a highly specialized subject but one that is central to an important aspect of being human: memory.
The study of metamorphic fabrics in outcrop and under the microscope has become a highly specialized subject aimed at revealing the nature and direction of the forces acting during dynamic processes within the Earth.
Major metropolitan newspapers now generally have editorial boards of one or two editors and five to 10 editorial writers, each specializing in specific subject areas--defense, the economy, the Mideast, education--much as the news staff of the paper has specialists covering various areas.
National Museums of Berlin, German Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, a network of state-run museums in Berlin, Ger., each specializing in a separate subject.
The U.S. educational system was founded on a system of factory-floor efficiency, governed by ringing bells, classrooms specialized by subject and students organized by age.
It specialized in subjects scientific, religious and political.
He specialized in subjects like Scottish battles and Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, as well as death and catastrophe.
He specialized in subjects relating to racism, poverty and black urban life, but he also took exemplary pictures of Paris fashions, celebrities and politicians.
Art departments modeled on cartoon animation units at studios like Disney specialized in subjects like pets or religious studies, generating thousands of images.
Each online course begins with a diagnostic assessment that identifies student learning gaps (specialized to the subject).
Research seminars are generally specialized in their subject, and therefore require a working knowledge of the field.
