BIOMG 6360 - Functional Organization of Eukaryotic Cells

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: BIOMG 3300, or BIOMG 3330, or BIOMG 3350, or BIOMG 3310/BIOMG 3320, and BIOMG 4320, or equivalents.

F. Hu.

Aims to provide an integrated view of eukaryotic cell organization as elucidated using biochemical molecular, genetic, and cell biological approaches. Major topics include the cytoskeleton, membrane traffic, and cell polarity. Together with BIOMG 4370 and BIOMG 6390, this course provides broad coverage of the cell biology subject area.

Outcome 1: Students will understand the fundamental principles and biochemical mechanisms that contribute to the functional organization of eukaryotic cells. Students will be able to apply these principles to the analysis of cell biology data to address contemporary issues.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to apply cell biological concepts to interpret experimental data from recent literature.

Outcome 3: Students will be familiar with a number of experimental approaches in cell and molecular biology to analyzing data and drawing conclusions about cell biological processes.

Outcome 4: Students will write and discuss knowledgeably about the methods, analyses and interpretation of recent literature in cell biology.