Molecules to Cells

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This module aims to give students a detailed understanding of cellular structure, composition and function. The molecular composition of organelles, the processes carried out in each organelle, and how these processes are integrated in cellular function are presented in detail. Students are are also introduced to enzyme kinetics; cellular metabolism; DNA structure and replication, transcription, and translation; the regulation of gene expression; Mendelian inheritance and genetic disease. It also introduces students to the structure of viruses and how they enter cells and take over cellular processes during infection.