Genetics, Molecular and Cell Biology

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This course examines the fundamentals of genetics, cell, and molecular biology. We will focus on eukaryotic cell biology and will cover topics such as membrane structure and composition, transport, and trafficking, the cytoskeleton and cell movement. We will also cover important cellular processes such as cell cycle regulation, signal transduction, apoptosis (programmed cell death), and cancer cell biology in addition to molecular genetics. Throughout the semester we will attempt to relate defects in these various cellular processes to human diseases to help gain a better understanding for what happens when cells don’t work as they should.