BIO 325 - Cell Biology and Lab

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

BIOLOGY

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration and theBiotechnology CertificatePrerequisites: BIO 200 or consent of the instructorThis course examines the logic and mechanisms of gene regulationand the key experiments that revealed how oncogenes and tumorsuppressor genes control the cell cycle. The molecular basis for cellsignaling, cell adhesion, cytoskeleton dynamics, and organization ofthe extracellular matrix, are reviewed. In the laboratory students carryout experiments with mouse cells in order to learn the techniquesof mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, immunoblotting andimmunofluorescence. Microarray technology and its application to thediagnosis of disease is also examined.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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