Cellular injury, neoplasia, genetic alterations, immunopathology, circulation, and infectious disease pathology. 1st yr Med School st or written cons inst. 709 Contemporary Topics in Cell Structure and Function. In-depth introduction to current topics in cell biology. Problems and issues confronting cell biologists are explored through reading and discussion of research papers.
Topic varies each year.
Previous course in cell biology. The emphasis is on our current understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms. Where possible, human diseases are used to illustrate the outcome at the organismal level of defects in these mechanisms. Lectures will draw from the current research literature and cover topics such as cell and tissue organization, intracellular sorting, cell migration and growth. Grad st or cons inst.