Undergraduate Courses BIOENG 1071

BIOENG 1071 - Introductory Cell Biology II

Instructor: Lance Davidson

Credits: 3

Term: Spring

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: BIOENG 1070

Required Texts: Essential Cell Biology 2^nd Edition, Alberts et al. Garland Science.

Course Objectives: This course has three goals:

1. to develop an understanding of the principles of cell structure, function, and integration
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: Cell motility, signal transduction, cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion, and extracellular matrix. Examples of cell biology will be explored in depth where multiple cellular processes are functionally integrated such as the case of vasculogenesis.

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