Date

Topic

Instructor

Readings – Text

Slides

Additional Notes

1/15

Yeast Cell Cycle

Pederson

Ch. 17 pgs. 983-1009

Pederson 011508

1/17

Mammalian Cell Cycle

Heintz

Ch. 17 pgs. 983-1009

Heintz 011708

1/22

Introduction to Apoptosis

J. Straub

Biochem of Apoptosis

Straub 012208

1/24

Apoptosis in Homeostasis and Development

J. Straub

Straub 012408

1/29

Mitosis vs. Meiosis

Heintz

Ch. 17 pgs. 1010-1026

Ch. 22 pgs. 1259-1267

Heintz 012908

Heintz 012908 Updated

1/31

Paper Discussion

Howe

Paper 013108

2/5

Introduction to Cytoskeletal Families & Functions

Lord

Lecture in Med Ed 300

2/7

Actin Filament Dynamics

Lord

2/12

EXAM I

2/14

Actomyosin Regulation & Function

Warshaw

Ch. 16 pgs. 949-965

Warshaw 021408

2/19

Regulation of Cell Migration

Howe

Howe 021908

2/21

Intro. to Extracellular Matrix

Howe

Howe 022108 and beyond

2/26

Class Cancelled

2/28

Cell-ECM Junctions I & II

Howe

Double SessionàPIZZA!

3/4

No Class – Town Meeting Day

3/6

Cell-Cell Junctions

Howe

Howe O30608

3/11

No Class – Spring Recess

3/13

No Class – Spring Recess

3/18

Plant Cell Biology I

Tierney

Tierney Actin Arab

Tierney 031808

Lecture in Med Ed 300

3/20

Plant Cell Biology II

Tierney

Tierney React Ox

Tierney rhd2 Ca

Tierney 032008

3/25

Plant Cell Biology III

Tierney

Tierney Arab Root

3/27

Paper Discussion

Howe

Paper 032708

4/1

EXAM II

4/3

Paper Discussion

Howe

Paper Discussion 040308

Paper Discussion 040308 Sup

4/8

Immunology I

Boyson

Boyson 040808

4/10

Immunology II

Rincon

Rincon 041008

4/15

Introduction to Cancer

Bosenberg

Bosenberg 041508

4/17

Oncogenes

Heintz

Heintz 041708

4/22

Tumor Suppressor Genes

Heintz

Heintz 042208

4/24

Neurobiology I

Forehand

Forehand 042408

4/29

Neurobiology II

Nishi

Nishi 042908

5/1

Paper Discussion

Howe

Paper 050108

5/6

EXAM III