Undergraduate Courses BIOENG 1070

BIOENG 1070 - Introductory Cell Biology I

Instructor: Lance Davidson, Partha Roy, Henry Zeringue

Credits: 3

Term: Fall

Description: Principles of cell biology in higher organisms: structure, function, biosynthesis, and macromolecular organization with a focus on macromolecular organization and function from a quantitative systems perspective.

Prerequisites: Bioengineering Sophomore

Required Texts: Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Ed., Alberts et al., Garland Science.

Course Objectives: This course has three goals:

1. to develop an understanding of the principles of cell structure and function,
2. to learn the experimental tools used to understand cellular function such as molecular genetic techniques, biochemical analysis, and microscopy, and
3. to develop systems approaches to understand how cellular processes are integrated.

Topics Covered: structure and function of cellular organelles; properties of biomolecules; cellular membrane and transport; cell metabolism and energetics; genetics and principles of genetic engineering; protein synthesis and sorting.

Class/Laboratory Schedule: 2 lectures and 1 recitation per week