Cellular & Molecular Biology

Catalog description

This course deals with the biochemical makeup, microscopic ultrastructure and function of membranes and organelles such as nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus and lysozomes. It also covers mechanisms of nerve impulse, formation of ATP, intracellular sorting and transport, muscle contraction, signal transduction, regulation of the cell cycle and apoptosis. Labs include microscopy, Cell fractionation, chromatography, electrophoresis, western blotting and cell culture.