BC3102:03
Advanced Cell Biology
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
30 hours lectures, 6 hours tutorials, 30 hours practicals. Semester 1.
Staff: Dr J Hermans, Assoc. Professor D Yellowlees.
This subject builds on the principles and concepts introduced in BC2013 and BC2024 and focuses on how eukaryotic cells are regulated. Topics covered include protein translocation, the cell cycle, apoptosis and nuclear localisation signals. Advanced cell biology is important to a wide range of current biomedical research because it describes much of the biochemical basis for modern pharmacology.
Learning Objectives:
- modern concepts and mechanism of regulation of cellular metabolism at the molecular, cellular and organismal level;
- post-translational modification of proteins and their targeting within living cells;
- the signalling processes involved in the destruction of proteins and cells.
Assessment by one three-hour examination (70%); practical class attendance and written assignment (30%).