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PATH 750

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY

2 credits.

Emphasizes current understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms. Wherever possible, human diseases are used to illustrate the outcome at the organismal level of defects in these mechanisms. Focuses on different cell types and how cells function. We also discuss how cells talk to themselves and each other. Topics include mechanisms of cell survival and division. Provides an overview of a broad set of cell biology topics to demonstrate the breadth and diversity of cellular functions.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain basic mechanisms of cell signaling Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how vesicles traffic inside of cells Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the parts of the cell cycle Audience: Graduate 4. Explain how and why a cell dies by apoptosis Audience: Graduate 5. Define cell adhesion receptors, lipid rafts, and phosphatases and explain their role in cellular mobility Audience: Graduate 6. Explain the role of stem cells in cancer biology Audience: Graduate 7. Describe B and T cell development pathways and the functions of these cells Audience: Graduate 8. Describe the roles of B and T cells in defending a host from pathogens Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain basic mechanisms of cell signaling Audience: Graduate 2. Describe how vesicles traffic inside of cells Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the parts of the cell cycle Audience: Graduate 4. Explain how and why a cell dies by apoptosis Audience: Graduate 5. Define cell adhesion receptors, lipid rafts, and phosphatases and explain their role in cellular mobility Audience: Graduate 6. Explain the role of stem cells in cancer biology Audience: Graduate 7. Describe B and T cell development pathways and the functions of these cells Audience: Graduate 8. Describe the roles of B and T cells in defending a host from pathogens Audience: Graduate

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