03-741 Advanced Cell Biology

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course covers fourteen topics in which significant recent advances or controversies have been reported. For each topic there is a background lecture by the instructor, student presentations of the relevant primary research articles and a general class discussion. Example topics are: extracellular matrix control of normal and cancer cell cycles, force generating mechanisms in trans-membrane protein translocation, signal transduction control of cell motility, and a molecular mechanism for membrane fusion.

Prerequisites: (03-240 or 03-320) and (03-232 or 03-231)

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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