BIOL 3250 - Cell Biology

4 cr. 6 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.

Cellular and subcellular structure and function are covered in this course. Major topics include membranes, cell organelles, cytoskeleton, respiration and photosynthesis, signal transduction, metabolic regulation, and the cell cycle. Laboratory experiments focus on current cell biology methodologies and instrumentation, and include spectrophotometry, cell fractionation, microscopy, cytochemistry, electrophoresis and cell culture technologies.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2800 and CHEM 2100