Cell Biology

9 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 9 units This course discusses general themes and specific molecular mechanisms that explain seven key cellular functions including: how cells build, sort, and retrieve proteins, how cells communicate, how cells divide, how cells specialize, how cells move and change shape, how cells build tissues, and how cells die and evade death. Methodology that was used to make these discoveries will be introduced and discussed. Finally, we will relate our understanding of these processes to the etiology and treatment of human diseases. Prerequisites: ( 03-121 or 03-151 or 03-120 ) and ( 03-231 or 03-232 or 03-233) Course Website: http://www.cmu.edu/bio/undergrad/courses/index.html