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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Protein art gallery designed by course
students in Fall 2010.
Course information
instructor |
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Professor M. Scott Shell
shell (at) engineering.ucsb.edu
Engineering II 3321
office hours: M 11am-12pm, W 10-11am (or by
appointment)
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TAs |
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Sunyia Hussain
sunyia (at) umail.ucsb.edu
office hours: Tu 3-4pm, F 12-1pm
office hours location: Engineering II 3201
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schedule |
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TuTh
11:00am-12:15pm, Engineering II 1519
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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.
Final grade distributions
Download
here.
Assignments
(due Thursdays in class)
Quizzes
and exams
Lecture slides, notes,
and handouts
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