| Date |
|
Topic |
| 1/30 |
1. |
Introductions;
Life vs. Entropy; A Tour of the Cell |
| 2/1 |
2. |
Macromolecules;
Structure and Functions of Proteins |
| 2/6 |
3. |
Bioenergetics;
Enzymes |
| 2/8 |
4. |
Enzymes
and Enzyme Kinetics |
| 2/13 |
5. |
Glycolysis
and Fermentation |
| 2/15 |
6. |
Aerobic
Respiration and Oxidative Phosphorylation |
| 2/20 |
7. |
Cellular
Metabolism; Photosynthesis |
| 2/22 |
8. |
Photosynthesis |
| 2/27 |
|
Examination I (Lectures 1 - 8) |
| 3/1 |
9. |
Membranes:
Composition and Structure |
| 3/6 |
10. |
Membranes:
Physical Properties and Permeability |
| 3/8 |
11. |
Solute
Transport Across Membranes |
| 3/13 |
12. |
Electrochemical
Equilibrium and Membrane Potential |
| 3/15 |
13. |
Electrical Excitability and Action Potentials (covered
in Lectures 12, 14) |
| 3/17 - 3/25 |
|
Spring Break |
| 3/27 |
14. |
Action
Potentials, Synaptic Transmission, and Receptors |
| 3/29 |
15. |
Signal
Molecules, Receptors, and Signal Transduction |
| 4/3 |
16. |
Signal Transduction and Intracellular Messengers |
| 4/5 |
|
Examination II (Lectures 1 - 16) |
| 4/10 |
17. |
Catch
up lecture (I know we'll be behind!) |
| 4/12 |
18. |
Cytoskeleton
I: Microtubules |
| 4/17 |
19. |
Cytoskeleton
II: Microfilaments & Interaction of Actin-Myosin |
| 4/19 |
20. |
Muscle Contraction & Regulation of Muscle Tension
Part
I
Part
II |
| 4/24 |
21. |
Extracellular
Matrix, Cell Adhesions, & Cell Junctions |
| 4/26 |
22. |
Information
Flow in Cells and Translation |
| 5/1 |
23. |
Protein
Sorting: Co- and Post-Translational Protein Import |
| 5/3 |
24. |
Membrane
Trafficking: Targeting, Secretion, & Endocytosis |
| 5/8 |
|
Examination III (Lectures 1 - 24) |
| 5/10 |
25. |
Cell
Cycle, Cell Division, and Cancer |
| 5/15 |
26. |
Cancer
& Fond Farewells |
| 5/22 |
|
FINAL EXAMINATION, 1:30 - 3:30 PM IN BPS 1240 |
