James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

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BC3102:03

Advanced Cell Biology

Townsville

HECS Band 2

30 hours lectures, 6 hours tutorials, 30 hours practicals. Semester 1.

Staff:

Dr J Hermans,

Professor A Baxter,

Dr W Warren,

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 signal transduction, protein sorting and translocation, the cytoskeleton, the cell cycle, apoptosis and cancer biology. 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:

regulation of cellular metabolism at the molecular, cellular and organismal level;

post-translational modification of proteins and their targeting within living cells;

signalling processes involved in the destruction of proteins and cells;

regulation of the cell cycle.

Assessment by one three-hour examination (70%); combination of oral presentations and written assignments (30%).