Bio 580: 

Signal Transduction

 

Description: An examination of the central role played by signal transduction pathways in the process of cellular differentiation.  Particular emphasis is placed on evolutionarily conserved pathways involved in development in a wide range of organisms, including examples of signaling defects implicated in cancer and other human disorders.  The laboratory includes experience in tissue culture, histochemical staining, and fluorescence imaging techniques.  Laboratory, one period.

Prerequisite: Biology 220, 221 & FSBio 201
Recommended: Biology 305, 315, or 320.

Instructor: Dr. Margaret Nelson
 
 

Spring 2008 Syllabus
& Lab Schedule		 Reading List Late-Breaking Additions
to Reading List
Electronic Reserve site 
at Pelletier

Link to Sakai log-in & Hints on using Sakai for Bio 580
Potentially useful links (from my homepage) Cellular Slime Mold WWW Site Virtual Library of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology

Finding Resources:

Hints on Literature Searches -- includes tips on use of Medline & Science Citation Index

Electronic Reserve at Pelletier -- use Nelson as search term under "search by Instructor" option; choose Bio580; if you encounter problems with the PDF file format, see further info here

Hints on Journal Choice & Local Availability -- includes links to on-line versions of several journals

Pelletier Library Home Page -- use "Databases and Indexes" link to access MEDLINE (via FirstSearch), Web of Science (Science Citation Index) and PubMed


Bioinformatics Lab Exercise: