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Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine

CELL: Cell and Developmental Biology


  1. CELL 501 (3) Cell and Developmental Biology Research Literature

    Development of written communication and critical thinking skills. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

    Prerequisite: BIOL 530.

  2. CELL 502 (1.5) Current Topics in Developmental Biology

    Cellular and molecular mechanisms of development from the earliest stages of axis formation to organogenesis. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  3. CELL 503 (1.5) Current Topics in Cellular Communication

    Cellular communication within tissues by direct contact and by modulating and responding to the microenvironment. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  4. CELL 504 (1.5) Current Topics in Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility

    Structure and function of the cytoskeleton, and its involvement in various forms of cell and intracellular motility. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  5. CELL 505 (1.5) Current Topics in Intracellular Trafficking

    Organization of membranes and organelles within cells and how molecules are targeted to intracellular sites. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  6. CELL 506 (1.5) Fluorescence Microscopy

    Principles and applications in biological research. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  7. CELL 507 (1.5) Special Techniques and Protocols in Cell and Developmental Biology

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  8. CELL 508 (1.5) Molecular Genetic Analysis

    Methodologies and resources for genetic analysis of cellular function. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  9. CELL 509 (1.5) Cell Systems Biology

    The integration of basic cellular processes to produce a functioning cell. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  10. CELL 510 (1.5) Molecular Embryology

    Examination of the molecular interactions that underlie the later stages of embryological development. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  11. CELL 511 (1.5) Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Human Disease

    Cell biology in the age of evidence-based medicine. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  12. CELL 512 (1.5) Gene and Cell-based Therapies for Disease

    The development of gene and cell-based therapies and their translation into clinical use. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  13. CELL 549 (18) M.Sc. Thesis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  14. CELL 649 (0) Doctoral Dissertation

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.


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