Cell Biology and Neuroscience Courses
146:405 Honors Seminar in CBN
- This course aims to familiarize students in communication and written skills needed by professionals in cell biology and neuroscience. Specifically, students will be trained in scientific data organization, integration, analysis and communication. Upon the completion of this course, students are expected to be able to communicate scientific information in the format of Honors thesis written report and oral presentation.
- Semester Offered: Spring
- Credits: 3
- Course URL: Sakai
Prerequisites
This course is to be taken by CBN honors in their senior Spring semester.
Course Description
This course aims to familiarize students in communication and written skills needed by professionals in cell biology and neuroscience. Specifically, students will be trained in scientific data organization, integration, analysis and communication. Upon the completion of this course, students are expected to be able to communicate scientific information in the format of Honors thesis written report and oral presentation.
This course fulfills the SAS WCd core requirement.
Course Syllabus
Course URL
Sakai
Course Satisfies Learning Goals
Consistent with those set by the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, as well as the Division of Life Sciences at Rutgers University
Exams, Assignments, and Grading Policy
Students will be graded on their take-home and in-class assignments, oral presentations and participation in class discussions.
Course Materials
Primary Research Literature- journal articles assigned by the instructor
Course Closed?
Students can sign up for this course after obtaining special permission numbers from the course coordinator. This course is restricted to CBN honors.
Faculty
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Shu C. Hsu
Nelson D419
Email:
Participating Faculty:
Dr. Bonnie Firestein
Email:
01:146:472 Advanced Developmental Biology
- Developmental biology is a diverse and rapidly changing field. This course integrates molecular, cellular and organismal approaches to address problems of cell differentiation, morphogenesis and pattern formation, organ formation, growth and reproduction. Different organisms are introduced as model systems for analysis. Contemporary health and ethics issues relevant to developmental biology are also considered in this course.
- Semester Offered: Spring
- Credits: 3
- Course URL: Canvas
01:146:472 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
This course may be used to fulfill the elective requirements of the Biological Sciences major.
Offered
Spring
Credits
3
Prerequisites
Fundamentals of Cell and Developmental Biology 01:146:270
Course Description
Developmental biology is a diverse and rapidly changing field. This course integrates molecular, cellular and organismal approaches to address problems of cell differentiation, morphogenesis and pattern formation, organ formation, growth and reproduction. Different organisms are introduced as model systems for analysis. Contemporary health and ethics issues relevant to developmental biology are also considered in this course.
Course Syllabus
Course URL
The course will use the Canvas website as a learning tool including for the posting of lecture materials and supplementary information. Students must have internet access, and a computer.
Course Satisfies Learning Goals
- Master factual and conceptual knowledge in cell biology and neuroscience that will provide a solid foundation for success in advanced training and professional careers.
- Develop an ability to summarize, integrate and organize information.
- Use scientific reasoning to evaluate the potential for current research and new discoveries to improve our understanding of cell biology and neuroscience and its relevance to human health and to our society.
Exams, Assignments, and Grading Policy
There will be a total of three exams. Two of these exams will be held during regularly scheduled class periods. The last exam will be given during the final exam period. All students will maintain a learning journal and a subject related infographic that will be submitted for evaluation. All students will be required to submit a written review of a current research article in the field of developmental biology. Graduate students (all students registered for 148:504) will be expected to write a short research review paper. The format and topic of the paper must be approved in advance.
Course Materials
Required Text: DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, 12th Edition by Scott Gilbert. Published by Oxford University Press, USA.
ISBN 978-1605354705
Course Closed?
Contact Dr. Hyndman via email for special permission numbers
Faculty
Dr. Arnold G. Hyndman
** All information is subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator.
01:146:478 Molecular Biology
- Structure and function of macromolecules, recombinant DNA technology, and study of genes and their regulation at the molecular and cellular levels.
- Semester Offered: Spring
- Credits: 3
- Course URL: Sakai
01:146:478 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
This course fulfills the molecular biology requirement of the CBN major.
This course may be used to fulfill the elective requirements of the Biological Sciences major.
Offered
Spring
Credits
3
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry I 01:160:307 Pre- or Corequisite: Organic Chemistry II 01:160:308
Course Description
Structure and function of macromolecules, recombinant DNA technology, and study of genes and their regulation at the molecular and cellular levels.
Time: Tuesdays and Fridays - 2nd period (10:20 am - 11:40 am)
Place: ARC 105, Allison Road Classroom Building, Busch Campus
Course URL
Sakai
Course Satisfies Learning Goals
- Master factual and conceptual knowledge in Molecular Biology- to help better understand current developments in many disciplines of life sciences including neurobiology and cell and developmental biology.
- Develop an ability to integrate information, to deduce and reason, to query and interrogate scientific observations and conclusions.
- To understand the utility and relevance of science in our everyday existence. Examples include, but are not limited to: molecular biology and genetically modified organisms (GMO), GMO in our food supply; molecular biology and disease etiology-from beta thalessemia, cystic fibrosis, to neurodegeneration.
Exams, Assignments, and Grading Policy
1st hourly: 20 points
2nd hourly: 20 points
Problem sets & conference participation: 20 points
Final exam: 40 points.
Exams are closed book and students are expected to follow the Rutgers Academic Integrity Code.
Course Materials
1) Molecular Biology, 5th edition (2012) – pdf of text book will be posted on the course website.
ISBN 978-0-07-352532-7
Robert F. Weaver, WCB/McGraw-Hill
2) Course related materials – lecture related slide presentation, assignments, announcements, grades, etc will be posted on SAKAI.rutgers.edu.
Course Closed?
If this course is closed, please use the following link to add your name to the Wait List: Wait List Sign Up for Spring 2023 Courses . If you have any questions, please contact the Division of Life Sciences - Office of Undergraduate Instruction at 848-445-2075 or visit our office at Nelson Biological Laboratories B112, Busch Campus.
Faculty
Dr. Alice Y.-C. Liu
Office hours: Wednesdays 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm or by appointment
** All information is subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator.
01:146:480 Advanced Cell Biology II
- This course, taught by 3 CBN professors, addresses advanced concepts of cell biology, focusing on RNA biology, signal transduction and cytoskeletal dynamics. The course is organized into 3 modules. Classes meet in person twice per week (2 x 80 min.). Attendance and participation are encouraged.
- Semester Offered: Spring
- Credits: 3
- Course URL: Canvas
Prerequisites
Fundamentals of Cell and Developmental Biology 01:146:270
Course Description
This course, taught by 3 CBN professors, addresses advanced concepts of cell biology, focusing on RNA biology, signal transduction and cytoskeletal dynamics. The course is organized into 3 modules. Classes meet in person twice per week (2 x 80 min.). Attendance and participation are encouraged.
Course Syllabus
Course URL
Canvas
Course Satisfies Learning Goals
- Master factual and conceptual knowledge in cell biology that will provide a solid foundation for success in advanced training and professional careers.
- Develop an ability to summarize, integrate and organize information.
- Use scientific reasoning to evaluate the potential for current research and new discoveries to improve our understanding of cell biology and neuroscience and its relevance to human health and to our society.
These goals are consistent with those set by the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, as well as the Division of Life Sciences at Rutgers University.
Exams, Assignments, and Grading Policy
Three 80-minute exams will count toward 57% of the final grade. There will be no comprehensive final exam. Additional quizzes will be offered during each module and count for 43% of the final grade.
Course Materials
Recommended Text:
MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY, by Lodish, Berk, Kaiser, Krieger, Bretscher, Ploegh, Martin, Yaffe and Amon. 9th Edition (2021), Macmillan Learning. ISBN: 9781319365028 (eBook), 9781319426736 (access card), 9781319208523 (paperback).
Course Closed?
If this course is closed, please use the following link to add your name to the appropriate wait list: Wait List Sign Up for Spring 2023 Courses . If you have any questions, please contact the Division of Life Science - Office of Undergraduate Instruction at 848-445-2075 or visit our office at Nelson Labs B112, Busch Campus.
Faculty
Course Coordinator:
Prof. Gabriella D'Arcangelo (
B323 in Nelson Biological Laboratories, Busch Campus
(848) 445-2839
Participating Faculty:
- Prof. Megerditch Kiledjian (
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** All information is subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator.
01:146:474 Immunology
- Fundamental principles of immunology with emphasis on innate and adaptive immune responses, as well as the generation of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes and proteins. We will also study the immune response and how it is related to diseases, including hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmunity, bacterial and viral infections (including HIV) and cancer.
- Semester Offered: Fall
- Credits: 3
- Course URL: Canvas
Prerequisites
General Biology 01:119:115-116 or 01:119:101-102
Genetics 01:447:380 or 01:447:384
Recommended: General Microbiology 01:447:390
Course Description
Fundamental principles of immunology with emphasis on innate and adaptive immune responses, as well as the generation of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes and proteins. We will also study the immune response and how it is related to diseases, including hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmunity, bacterial and viral infections (including HIV) and cancer.
Course Syllabus
Course URL
Canvas
Course Satisfies Learning Goals
- Master factual and conceptual knowledge in Immunology that will provide a solid foundation for success in advanced training and professional careers.
- Develop an ability to summarize, integrate and organize information and relate it to disease outcomes.
- Use scientific reasoning to evaluate the potential for current research and new discoveries to improve our understanding of immunology and its relevance to human health- in our society as well as globally.
Exams, Assignments, and Grading Policy
Four exams will be given. Each exam will cover approximately the same amount of material and be worth 17.5% of the final grade (70% total weight for exams). There is no comprehensive final. The fourth exam will be given at the scheduled time in the Final Exam Period. Exams will be given in class and consist primarily of multiple-choice questions. Weekly quizzes will be accessed on Canvas and account for an additional 30% of the course grade.
Course Materials
Janeway's Immunobiology. Murphy, 19th Edition
ISBN:978:0393884890
Course Closed?
If this course is closed, please use the following link to add your name to the wait list at: Wait List Sign Up for Fall 2023 Courses . If you have any questions, please contact the Division of Life Sciences - Office of Undergraduate Instruction at 848-445-2075 or visit our office at Nelson Biological Laboratories B112, Busch Campus.
Faculty
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Brian Daniels
Dr. Peng Jiang
Dr. Ping Xie
** All information is subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator.