Pathological Cell Biology

Harvard FAS

Pathological cell states are at the heart of human disease: in this course, we view cell pathology as a window into the normal state of the cell; the robustness of its homeostatic mechanisms and the alternative modes a cell may adopt in order to contribute to multicellular structures as precise as a nervous system and as chaotic as a malignant tumor. The curriculum draws upon foundational courses in genetics and cell biology (e.g. LS1A, LS1B, MCB60 and related coursework) and supports further…