BIOL 306
Cellular Regulatory Mechanisms
Last Offered Spring 2015
Division III
This course is not offered in the current catalog

Class Details

This course explores the regulation of cellular function and gene expression from a perspective that integrates current paradigms in molecular genetics, intracellular trafficking, genomics, and synthetic biology. Selected topics include: the contribution of nuclear organization to genome regulation, mechanisms to maintain genomic integrity, transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation, nuclear export, cell cycle and cell signaling. A central feature of the course will be discussion of articles from the primary literature, with an emphasis on the molecular bases for a variety of human pathologies such as cancer and aging. The laboratory will consist of a semester-long project that incorporates fluorescence-based approaches, quantitative PCR analysis of transcriptional patterns, bioinformatics, and protein analysis.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion/laboratory
Limit: 24
Expected: 22
Class#: 3358
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on three take-home tests, in-class discussion of papers, laboratory notebook/report, an independent lab research project, and a research paper
Prerequisites: BIOL 202
Enrollment Preferences: Biology majors; not open to first-year students
Unit Notes: does not satisfy the distribution requirement in the Biology major
Distributions: Division III
Attributes: BIMO Interdepartmental Electives

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