92 hours total Coordinators - Drs. Bourguignon , Clark and Howard Laboratory instructors - Drs. Bourguignon, Bunge, Clark, Conner, Kassira, King, Lampidis, Clark, Berman and Howard In addition to presenting core material, the course is designed to prepare students for the subsequent block of Systemic Physiology and for the Pathology course in the second year. The Cell Biology lectures are divided into three groups placed so as to best correlate with the Histology. During laboratory sessions, students are divided among six rooms with one instructor per group of 24-25 students.
Emphasis is placed on independent study and use of the microscope in the laboratory.
In addition to slide boxes, there are extensive collections of 35 mm slides, photographs, videos, and CD-ROMS for students to use.