BIOL 6800 - Principles of Cellular Biology

4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 3800, BIOL 3900, and CHEM 1211K or equivalent.
Description
This course focuses on major cellular systems including organization of the plasma membrane, cytoskeleton and endomembrane system. In addition, gene and protein expression and RNA interference are examined. The course discusses how these systems and processes are coordinately regulated to carry out cellular functions and to respond to extracellular signals. Students are expected to read and discuss manuscripts from the primary literature as it pertains to these topics.