LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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1 | Welcome; Introduction and course organization | |
2 | Chemical bonding and molecular interactions; Lipids and membranes | |
3 | Structures of amino acids, peptides and proteins | |
4 | Protein function; Metabolism | |
5 | Carbohydrates and glycoproteins | Pset 1 due (Covering Lec 1–4) |
6 | Nucleic acids | |
7 | Organization of the genome | |
8 | Rules of inheritance | |
9 | Understanding genome organization, experimental approaches | |
10 | Genetics of human disease | Pset 2 due (Covering Lec 5–10) |
11 | Cells: The simplest functional units | |
EXAM 1 (Covering Lec 1–10) | ||
12 | Replication | |
13 | Transcription | |
14 | Splicing and chromatin remodeling | |
15 | Translation | Pset 3 due (Covering Lec 11–14) |
16 | Protein folding & diseases of mis-folding | |
17 | Cloning techniques | |
18 | Analyzing the human genome | |
19 | Gene therapy | |
20 | Cell Trafficking and protein localization | Pset 4 due (Covering Lec 15–19) |
21 | Cell Signaling: Overview | |
22 | Cell Signaling: Examples | |
23 | Visualizing life: Dyes and stains | Pset 5 due (Covering Lec 20–22) |
24 | Visualizing life: Fluorescent proteins | |
EXAM 2 (Covering Lec 11–22) | ||
25 | Cell cycle | |
26 | Cell cycle and checkpoints | |
27 | Stem cells and Apoptosis | |
28 | Cancer 1: The stages of tumorigenesis | |
29 | Cancer 2: Cancer genetics | |
30 | Carcinogens and mutations | Pset 6 due (Covering Lec 23–29) |
EXAM 3 (Covering Lec 23–30) | ||
31 | Immunology 1: Overview of the immune system | |
32 | Immunology 2: Immune cell diversity and autoimmune diseases | |
33 | Viruses | |
34 | Antivirals | Pset 7 due (Covering Lec 30–33) |
35 | Bacteria and antibiotics | |
36 | Wrap-up |