The fundamental molecular processes of cells are examined using evidence from biochemical, physiological and microscopic analyses. Topics include: the logical spatial and temporal organization and regulation of of metabolism; generation and function of cellular compartments; the organization and regulation of cell growth and division; and cell-environment and cell-cell interactions. Comparisons among prokaryotic , free-living eukaryotic and metazoan eukaryotic cells of diverse organisms are used to assess the universality of these processes and their mechanisms.

This course is an introduction to fundamental cellular structures and processes at molecular and systems levels. Topics include: structural organization of cellular components and properties of cell membranes; universality of fundamental cellular mechanisms; compartmentalization and division of labor within cells; mechanisms of cell-environment and cell-cell communication, regulation of cell growth, division and death, cancer and stem cells. Upon completing this course students will be able to identify basic molecular components of cellular structures, analyze molecular mechanisms involved in regulation of processes such as protein sorting, signaling, cell cycle and be able to predict possible outcomes under conditions that disrupt normal function.
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- Please note that a separate lab book containing further information about the student labs and the experimental protocols will be shared with you at the beginning of the semester -

Course Book (THIS WILL SERVE AS THE MAIN COURSE MATERIAL)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Seventh edition)
Alberts, B., Heald, R., Johnson, A., Morgan, D., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Walter, P.
W.W. Norton & Company (2022). ISBN: 9780393884821 (hardcopy), ISBN: 9780393884630 (epub)