Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
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