Foundations for Advanced Study in the Life Sciences

BIOL2030 is a graduate-level course focused on multidisciplinary approaches to biological questions. The mechanisms and regulation of basic cellular processes involving nucleic acids (synthesis, structure, maintenance and transmission) and proteins (synthesis, maturation, function) and integration of those processes into more complex circuits (signaling, cell cycle control, development) will be presented through examples from the primary scientific literature. There are no prerequisites for this course. Enrollment is limited to graduate students. BIOL2030 is required for Ph.D. students in the MCB Graduate Program. All other students must obtain instructor permission.