Graduate Cell Biology

4 credits

Coverage of modern cell biology. Topics will be chosen from the following: the structure and function of membranes; endocytosis; protein targeting; intracellular organelles, including the nucleus, ER, Golgi; the cytoskeleton and molecular motors; mitosis and cell division; autophagy; cell death; cell signaling; cell-cell interactions. The course will include discussions on molecular approaches to cell biology as well as dissecting interconnections between cell biology and disease. Letter grades only.