Cell Biology
X116 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)
45 hours CE credit for nurses: BRN provider #00226
All living matter is composed of cells, so an understanding of how cells function is of central importance to any biological or biochemical study. What functions do cells perform? What differentiates one cell from another? How do cells use energy? How do they communicate? How do cells grow and divide?
This course answers these questions and presents the unifying concepts in cell biology using examples from animal, plant, yeast, and bacterial cells. The instructor explains how cells are studied and discusses current knowledge of cell membranes, organelles, cytoskeletons, cell growth and division, and cell communication.
Emphasis is on the mechanism underlying cellular events. At the end of this course you should have an understanding of general concepts in cell biology and be able to read and interpret cell biology literature.
Prerequisite: A college-level course in general biology.
Click below for sections, start dates, locations, instructors,
and to enroll.
Tues. June 3, Berkeley
INSTRUCTOR TO BE ANNOUNCED
- 15 meetings
- June 3 to July 29: Tues. and Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings July 1 and July 3)
- Berkeley: Room 205, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $750 (EDP 404640)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Molecular Cell Biology
Author: Lodish, Berk, Kaiser, Krieger, Scott, Bretscher, Ploegh, Matsudaira
Publisher: W.H Freeman and Company
Edition: 6th
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7167-7601-7
Sections closed for enrollment
Sat. Jan. 26, Redwood City
Instructor approval pending:
MICHELE TAYLOR PARKER, Ph.D., has taught cancer biology, cell biology and anatomy/physiology at Harvard Extension School, Boston University School of Medicine, and Quincy College. She has published many research articles on colon cancer and breast cancer, and is an advocate for making biology accessible to non-scientists.NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
Wed. Jan. 30, San Francisco
RAYMOND BLIND, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral scholar at UCSF in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He recently completed his doctorate at New York University, studying nuclear hormone receptor recruitment to endogenous target genes. Blind is from Buffalo, N.Y., where he attended SUNY Fredonia, just managing to squeak out a bachelor's degree in molecular genetics and chemistry between attending social gatherings and playing hockey. An avid motorcyclist and listener of National Public Radio, he also enjoys playing drums and piano.
- 15 meetings
- Jan. 30 to May 14: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting March 26)
- San Francisco: Room 206, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $750 (EDP 413161)
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.