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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Cell-Division Cycle
MB&B 375 SP

This course will cover a broad range of topics that are related to the process of cell division. We will discuss how the cell cycle is executed and regulated in a variety of eukaryotic systems. Some of the topics to be discussed include cyclin-dependent kinases as cell-cycle regulators, transcriptional control of cell-cycle genes, DNA replication and DNA damage checkpoints, cell-division-cycle mutants in yeast, and oncogenes and cell proliferation.

MAJOR READINGS

Review articles and current journal articles.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Paper and final exam.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM MB&B    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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