Cell Biology: Independent Project

4-0-8 units · Undergraduate

Presents the biology of cells of higher organisms. Studies the structure, function, and biosynthesis of cellular membranes and organelles; cell growth and oncogenic transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton, the extracellular matrix, and cell movements; cell division and cell cycle; functions of specialized cell types. Emphasizes the current molecular knowledge of cell biological processes as well as the genetic, biochemical, and other experimental approaches that resulted in these discoveries. Assignments and written exams in the first half of the subject are the same as 7.06 ; students in 7.061 work on an independent project in the second half of the class instead of written exams, and present their project in written and oral form as a final exam. Limited to 15.