Syllabus BICD 110 Cell Biology 2010 - Courses
Syllabus BICD 110 Cell Biology 2010 - Courses
Syllabus BICD 110 Cell Biology 2010 - Courses
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<strong>Syllabus</strong> <strong>BICD</strong> <strong>110</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Biology</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
(WebCT)<br />
Course Description:<br />
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This is an upper division course on structure and function of eukaryotic cells. Lectures<br />
will cover methods of cell biology research, membrane structure and dynamics, protein<br />
synthesis and trafficking, cytoskeleton structure and dynamics, cell cycle and cell death,<br />
cells in development and disease.<br />
Time:<br />
5:00-6:20 pm, Tue & Thur<br />
March 29- June 11<br />
Place:<br />
Warren Lecture Hall 2001<br />
Instructor:<br />
Yimin Zou<br />
Biological Sciences Division Neurobiology<br />
1224A Pac Hall<br />
Phone: 534-7212<br />
yzou@ucsd.edu<br />
Office Hour:<br />
4-5 pm Friday<br />
1224A Pac Hall.<br />
Teaching Assistants and Discuss Sections:<br />
Graduate TAs<br />
1. Ann Atwood aatwood@ucsd.edu<br />
Review sections B9 and B10<br />
Office hour: Muir 2165a, 12-12:50 pm Wednesday<br />
2. Bryan S Thacker bthacker@ucsd.edu<br />
Review sections B5 and B6<br />
Office hour: S&E Library, room 2070, 9-10 am Monday<br />
3. Marin Nishimura manishim@ucsd.edu<br />
Review sections B2 and B3<br />
Office hour: PC Lounge (new PC) at Noon Monday
Undergraduate TAs<br />
1. Mehdi Kazemi mkazemi@ucsd.edu<br />
Review section B1<br />
Office hour: Price Center Jamba Juice 12-12:50 Mondays<br />
2. Siavash Namiranian snamiran@ucsd.edu<br />
Review section B07<br />
Office hour: in front of bookstore and food court, 1-2pm, Wednesdays<br />
3. Jason Smith jes008@ucsd.edu<br />
Review section B04<br />
Office hour: 4-5pm on Wednesdays in the Sun God Lounge.<br />
4. Thuy Vo t4vo@ucsd.edu<br />
Review Section B11<br />
Office hour: Peet’s Coffee 10-10:50 am Thursdays<br />
Text:<br />
Molecular <strong>Biology</strong> of the <strong>Cell</strong> (5 th Edition, Alberts et al)<br />
Prerequisites:<br />
BIBC 100/BIBC 102, <strong>BICD</strong> 100<br />
Exams:<br />
Midterm – 40%<br />
Final – 60%<br />
Pop Quizes:<br />
7 total. Grade bumps up by one step if you do all 7, for example, from B - to B.<br />
Regrade Policy:<br />
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Requests for regrading of midterm and final exams will only be considered within the<br />
first week of the exam. All requests must be in written format and kept as records. Exams<br />
will be Xerox copied and the grading will be clearly marked by TAs. The entire exam<br />
will be regraded.
Lectures:<br />
Lecture 1 (March 30): Introduction 1 (Genetics and <strong>Cell</strong> Nucleus)<br />
-- Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6. 7<br />
Lecture 2 (April 1): Introduction 2 (Biochemistry and <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Biology</strong>)<br />
-- Chapters 2, 3<br />
Lecture 3 (April 6): Methods (Microscopy)<br />
-- Chapter 9<br />
Lecture 4 (April 8): Membrane (Structure and Membrane Proteins)<br />
-- Chapter 10<br />
Lecture 5 (April 13): Membrane (Transport and Electrical Properties)<br />
-- Chapter 11<br />
Lecture 6 (April 15): Compartments and Protein Sorting<br />
-- Chapters 12<br />
Lecture 7 (April 20): Endoplasmic Reticulum and Protein synthesis<br />
-- Chapter 12<br />
Lecture 8 (April 22): Protein trafficking from Endoplasmic Reticulum to Golgi<br />
-- Chapters 12, 13<br />
Lecture 9 (April 27): Endocytosis and Exocytosis<br />
-- Chapter 13<br />
Midterm Review (April 29): By TAs<br />
Mid Term (40%): May 4<br />
Lecture 10 (May 6): Mitochondria and Chloroplast<br />
-- Chapter 14<br />
Lecture 11 (May 11): <strong>Cell</strong> Communication and Signaling<br />
-- Chapter 15<br />
Lecture 12 (May 13): Cytoskeletal Components<br />
-- Chapter 16<br />
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Lecture 13 (May 18): Molecular Motors and Cytoskeleton in action<br />
-- Chapter 16<br />
Lecture 14 (May 20): <strong>Cell</strong> cycle, death and division<br />
-- Chapters 17, 18<br />
Lecture 15 (May 25): <strong>Cell</strong>-cell interaction<br />
-- Chapter 19<br />
Lecture 16 (May 27): <strong>Cell</strong>s in development and Stem <strong>Cell</strong><br />
-- Chapters 22, 23<br />
Final Review (June 1): By TAs<br />
Final (60%): June 10 7:00 pm-9:59 pm<br />
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