ADVANCED CELL BIOLOGY

Catalog description

An advanced molecular cell biology course designed for first year/second semester graduate biotechnology students that will detail the study of cells in their social context. Topics include cellular signal transduction pathways and their control over cellular processes relevant to diseases including the apoptosis, cell growth and division, cell junctions, the extracellular matrix, stem cells, fundamentals of cellular development, cancer an immunity. Additional focus on strategies to manipulate pathway activity to alter disease states.