Course description
This course aims to familiarize engineering students with basic
molecular and cellular biology principles and concepts, and to apply
chemical and engineering principles to further the understanding of
biological systems. Topics include protein structure and function,
transcription, translation, post-translational processing, cellular
organization, molecular transport and trafficking, and cellular models. |
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Course information
| instructor |
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Professor M. Scott Shell
shell (at) engineering.ucsb.edu
Engineering II 3321
office hours: Monday 3-4pm, Tuesday 11am-12pm (or by
appointment)
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| TAs |
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Brad Spatola
spatola (at) umail.ucsb.edu
office hours: Thursday 3-4pm, Friday 3-4pm
office hours location: 3201 Engr II
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| schedule |
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MWF
9:00-9:50am, Phelps Hall 3523
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| textbook |
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Essential Cell Biology (3rd
edition)
Alberts et al., Garland Science (2009).
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| grading |
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35%
problem sets, 25% quizzes, 40% final exam
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Course syllabus and
schedule
Download
here.
Assignments (due Mondays in class)
Notes and handouts
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