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Academic Year 2003/2004

Topics in the Cell Cycle
MB&B 517 FA

This module is designed as a flexible framework within which recent advancements concerning the cellular and molecular biology of the cell cycle can be presented. Typically, the course will cover a broad range of topics that are related to the different metabolic and regulatory pathways that are involved in cell division. We will contrast and compare elements of these pathways in eukaryotic systems ranging from yeast to human cells. 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, oncogenes, tumour suppressors and diseases of cell proliferation. This is a half semester course and will run the first half of the semester.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Grading: There will be no final exam or paper, but students will have 2 short take-home exams (20% each). These, in combination with class presentations of published data and contributions to class discussions, will be the basis for judging performance in the course.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: GRAD    Credit: .5    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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