BIOAP 3160 - Cellular Physiology

(crosslisted)
(also BIOMS 3160) (PBS)

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: BIOMG 1350; or previous or concurrent enrollment in BIOMG 3300, BIOMG 3310 and BIOMG 3320, or BIOMG 3330.

A. Quaroni.

A comprehensive course covering the general characteristics of eukaryotic cells; the structure, composition, and function of subcellular organelles; and the major signal transduction pathways regulating a variety of physiological cell activities. Among the main subjects covered are absorption and transport processes, mechanism of action of signaling molecules (hormones), the cell cycle and regulation of cell proliferation, cell-cell communication, extracellular matrix, stem cells, apoptosis, and carcinogenesis.

Outcome 1: deep understanding of cellular and molecular physiology, signal transduction and regulation of cellular growth, principles of cancer biology