BIOMG 4330 - Research Papers in Cell Biology

Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in BIOMG 4320 (expected), or previous BIOMG 4320 with a B grade or higher, or consent of instructor.

C. Han, V. Vogt.

This course, which is intended to go hand in hand with BIOMG 4320 (Survey In Cell Biology), will give practice in reading, critically interpreting, and presenting original scientific papers in cell biology.

Outcome 1: Be able to read and understand modern research papers in cell biology.

Outcome 2: Be able to follow the experimental logic used in such papers to make inferences about cellular processes.

Outcome 3: Be able to distill out and explain orally the major conclusions of research papers in cell biology.