Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)

Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB)
IM6005 (4MC) CELL CYCLE REGULATION COURSE 2010
The Cell Cycle Regulation Course (IM6005) will commence on 1 st
December 2010.
October and end on 3 rd
• Registration deadline: Wednesday, 15 th September 2010
• Free shuttle service will be available from Buona Vista MRT (Pickup point outside MOE
building) to Biopolis.
Schedule is as follows:
(1) 3 lectures per week Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 9.30am to 11am.
(2) 4 Tutorials 7 & 10 Oct, 16 & 23 Nov 2010 from 9.30am
(3) Mid-Term Exam: closed book exam on Monday, 1 st Nov 10 from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
(4) Final Exam: closed book exam on Friday, 3 rd Dec 10 from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
(5) Handouts will be available on the web page: http://www.imcb.astar.edu.sg/php/courses.php
Results will be announced via email and will be posted to the respective Head of Departments after
the completion of the course.
Course Co-ordinator
Prof. Uttam Surana, IMCB (mcbucs@imcb.a-star.edu.sg)
For admin enquiry, please contact:
Regine Zhang, IMCB (lqzhang@imcb.a-star.edu.sg) Fax: 6779 1117
List of Lecturers
Institution
Dr. Dmitry Bulavin IMCB dvbulavin@imcb.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Mohan Balasubramanian TLL mohan@tll.org.sg
Dr. Philipp Kaldis IMCB kaldis@imcb.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Snezhana Oliferenko TLL snejana@tll.org.sg
Dr. Uttam Surana IMCB mcbucs@imcb.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Yan Luo IMCB yluo@imcb.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Xiaohang Yang IMCB mcbyangn@imcb.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Foong May Yeong NUS bchyfm@nus.edu.sg
Dr. Cheng Gee Koh NTU CGKoh@ntu.edu.sg

Lecture Schedule
Date Topics Lecturers
1 1 Oct (Fri)
Historical perspective, methods to study cell cycle,
genetic analysis. Cdc mutants and their characterization
Uttam Surana
2 4 Oct (Mon) The concept of START, Regulation by pheromones Foong May Yeong
3 6 Oct (Wed) Bud formation, G1/S transition Foong May Yeong
7 Oct (Thu) Tutorial Foong May Yeong
4 8 Oct (Fri) Regulation of Cdks Uttam Surana
5 11 Oct (Mon) Transcription during cell cycle Uttam Surana
6 13 Oct (Wed) Entry into mitosis, chromosome segregation Uttam Surana
7 15 Oct (Fri) “Once per cycle" regulation of DNA replication Uttam Surana
8 18 Oct (Mon) Exit from mitosis, role of proteolytic degradation Uttam Surana
19 Oct (Tue) Tutorial Uttam Surana
9 20 Oct (Wed) Checkpoint control in yeast Uttam Surana
10 22 Oct (Fri) Mitotic spindle and kinetochores Snezhana Oliferenko
11 25 Oct (Mon) Cell cycle in Fission yeast Mohan Balasubramanian
12 27 Oct (Wed) Cytokinesis Mohan Balasubramanian
13 29 Oct (Fri) Mammalian cell cycle Philipp Kaldis
1 Nov (Mon) Mid-term Exam
14 3 Nov (Wed) Mammalian cell cycle Philipp Kaldis
5 Nov (Fri) No lecture (Deepavali)
15 8 Nov (Mon) Transcription control in mammalian cell cycle Luo Yan
16 10 Nov (Wed) Actin cyctoskeleton and cell cycle Koh Cheng Gee
17 12 Nov (Fri) Mammalian cell cycle Philipp Kaldis
18 15 Nov (Mon) Mammalian cell cycle Philipp Kaldis
16 Nov (Tue) Tutorial Philipp Kaldis
17 Nov (Wed) No lecture (Hari Raya Haji)
19 19 Nov (Fri) Checkpoint regulation in mammalian cells Dmitry Bulavin
20 22 Nov (Mon) Cell cycle and cancer Dmitry Bulavin
23 Nov (Tue) Tutorial Dmitry Bulavin
21 24 Nov (Wed) Cell cycle in Xenopus Uttam Surana
22 26 Nov (Fri) Cell cycle in Drosophila Yang Xiao Hang
3 Dec (Fri) Exam
Please note that the topics and dates are subject to change depending on availability of lecturers.