Biology 385 CELL BIOLOGY
Fall 2013
Class Times: Lecture: Monday,
Wednesday, 12:00 - 12:50 in FSC 016
Lab: Tuesday
FSC 132, 8:30-10:30; 11:00-1:00
Text: Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments,
7th Edition by Gerald Karp ISBN 978-1118206737
Instructor: Dr. Bill Patrie |
Campus Phone: (717) 477-1400 |
Office: FSC 152 |
Email: wjpatr@ship.edu |
Web Page: http://webspace.ship.edu/wjpatr/ |
Office Hours: Monday 1-3, Tuesday 1-2, Wednesday 1-3, Friday 11-12, by appointment, and by chance. If not in my office I’m usually in 132 (cell lab), 137 (across from the cell lab), or room 2. |
General Class Information |
The Textbook The author includes review questions at the end of each chapter section that focus primarily on the key "facts" presented in that section. These are useful to test how well you understand and assimilate important concepts. Try to answer these questions as you read the chapters. Having those questions in front of you can also be helpful when reading the chapters, allowing you to concentrate on the key concepts. Analytic questions at the end of each chapter tend to be experimental or application oriented, and can be pretty straight-forward or fairly challenging. Make a good effort to answer them before resorting to the answer key: the acts of contemplation and problem solving are crucial to applying concepts and true learning; looking up answers to a question without thinking only answers that one question. In the sciences, we are always facing new questions and challenges. |
Labs |
GENERAL CLASS POLICIES Attendance: There is a high correlation between class attendance and class performance (i.e., grade). I occasionally take attendance and give extra credit points to those present. Do not miss labs. Make arrangements in advance if you do need to miss a lab. Each unexcused absence from a lab will result in a 25 point deduction from your grade. Classroom etiquette: Please turn off cell phones, ipads, etc. during lecture. Please refrain from talking in class. Ringing cell phones, texting, and talking during class are unnecessary distractions. If you use a laptop for taking notes, check with me beforehand and sit near the front (it's easy to get distracted with the internet and games just a click away). Likewise, let me know if personal situations necessitate keeping a cell phone on. If you want to record lectures, just let me know. During exams, electronic devices other than a calculator should be off and put away in a bag or backpack. Lab periods are less formal
and you will obviously need to talk to your lab partners. |
Grades A= 90 and above; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69; F= less than 60. |
Class and Lab Schedule-
Warning! Subject to change! Last Updated 8/23/2013
DATE |
TOPIC |
CHAPTER |
Mon 8/26 |
Overview of Cell Structure and Function |
1 |
Tues 8/27 |
Lab/Lecture - Chemical Components of Cells |
2 |
Wed 8/28 |
Protein Structure and Function |
2 |
Mon 9/2 |
Labor Day - no class |
|
Tues 9/3 |
Lab # 1 Protein assay |
|
Wed 9/4 |
Protein Methods/Cell Methods |
18* |
Mon 9/9 |
Bioenergetics – in class Amino acid quiz |
3 |
Tues 9/10 |
Lab # 2 Protein Structure Computer Tutorial Web Link Handout |
|
Wed 9/11 |
Bioenergetics |
3 |
Mon 9/16 |
Protein Methods/Cell Methods |
18* |
Tues 9/17 |
Lab # 3 Cell culture basics |
|
Wed 9/18 |
Membranes and transport |
4 |
Mon 9/23 |
Membranes and transport |
4 |
Tues 9/24 |
Lab # 4 Immunofluorescence (Formal report) |
|
Wed 9/25 |
Mitochondria and aerobic respiration |
5, 8.9 |
Mon 9/30 |
Mitochondria and aerobic respiration |
5, 8.9 |
Tues 10/1 |
Lab # 4 continued |
|
Wed 10/2 |
Exam 1 Chapters 1-5, 18*, 8.9 |
|
Mon 10/7 |
Chloroplasts and photosynthesis |
6,
8.9 |
Tues 10/8 |
Lab # 5 Cell Fractionation/Western Blot Immunofluorescence report due |
|
Wed 10/9 |
Cell-environment interactions |
7 |
Mon 10/14 |
Fall
Break - no class |
|
Tues 10/15 |
Fall Break - no lab |
|
Wed 10/16 |
Endomembrane
system |
8 |
Mon 10/21 |
Endomembrane
system |
8 |
Tues 10/22 |
Lab # 5 Continued |
|
Wed 10/23 |
Cytoskeleton |
9 |
Mon 10/28 |
Cytoskeleton |
9 |
Tues 10/29 |
Lab # 5 continued |
|
Wed 10/30 |
Gene
and Genome |
10 |
Mon 11/4 |
Gene Expression |
11 |
Tues 11/5 |
Lab # 6 Protein and DNA Sequence Analysis Web Link Handout |
|
Wed 11/6 |
Exam 2 Chapters 7,8,9,10, 18* |
|
Mon 11/11 |
Nucleus |
12 |
Tues 11/12 |
Lab # 7 Detection of gene expression by RT-PCR (Formal report) |
|
Wed 11/13 |
DNA replication and repair |
13 |
Mon 11/18 |
Cell Signaling |
15 |
Tues 11/19 |
Lab # 7 continued; Lecture: DNA Techniques |
18* |
Wed 11/20 |
Cell Signaling |
|
Mon
11/25 |
Cell Cycle Control |
15 |
Tues 11/26 |
Lab # 7 continued |
|
Wed 11/27 Wed-Sun |
Happy Thanksgiving! |
14 |
Mon 12/2 |
Cell Cycle Control |
14 |
Tues 12/3 |
Lab Final + Lecture: Cancer |
16 |
Wed 12/4 |
Cancer lab notebooks due |
16 |
Exam week |
Final Test Chapters 11-16,18* |
*Chapter
18 covers many varied techniques; appropriate sections will be incorporated
into specific topics as needed