Structure and function of cells: cell architecture and organization, cell cycle, membrane phenomena, organellogenesis, energy transduction, and cellular control mechanisms.
Athena Title
Cell Biology
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 3400H
Prerequisite
BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H or BCMB 4010/6010
Pre or Corequisite
GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H or GENE 3200E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate and apply understanding of cellular structures, functions, and mechanisms, under physiological (healthy) and disease conditions.
Students will express scientific ideas using clear and accurate language.
Students will analyze authentic scientific data and draw conclusions relevant to cell biology, supporting claims with sound reasoning.
Students will propose appropriate experimental methods for answering questions in cell biology.
Students will collaborate with peers to incorporate multiple perspectives while solving biological problems.
Topical Outline
1) Membranes transport
a) Biological membranes
b) Permeability and transport
c) Channels and membrane potential
2) Cell signaling
a) G-protein coupled receptor signaling
b) Receptor tyrosine kinase signaling
c) Phosphoinositide signaling
3) Gene expression in cells
a) Nuclear structure and organization
b) Nucleocytoplasmic transport
c) Chromatin and nuclear genome structure
d) Transcription
e) mRNA processing
f) Translation
g) Mitochondrial genome structure
h) Mitochondrial protein import
4) Secretory pathway and vesicular traffic
a) Endoplasmic reticulum: protein import and glycosylation
b) Endoplasmic reticulum: protein folding and quality control
c) Traffic: ER to Golgi and Golgi to ER
d) Endocytosis
e) Exocytosis
5) Cytoskeleton
a) Actin and microfilaments
b) Myosin motors
c) Tubulin and microtubules
d) Microtubular motors
6) Cell Cycle
a) Cell Cycle: S phase
b) Cell Cycle: M phase and cytokinesis
c) Cell Cycle: checkpoints
d) Cancer cells
7) Advanced topics
a) Stem cells
b) Apoptosis
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
