CSUMB BIO 241 "Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology" bio 241 logo
 
Fall 2009 Mondays & Wednesdays 8:25 - 9:50 am Bldg 18/rm118
Professor: Henrik Kibak, Ph.D.
 
Bio 241 Schedule of Lecture Topics
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Freeman
Chapter
1 Mon Aug 24 Course Introduction - The Common Elements of Life - Chemistry of Water and Carbon   2
2 Wed Aug 26 Protein Structure - Properties of Amino Acids and the Emergent Properties Resulting from Their Polymerization - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure   3
3 Mon Aug 31 Protein Function - Introduction to Catalysis - Enzymes   3
4 Wed Sep 2 Nucleic Acid Structure and Function Project Introduction         [Last Day to Drop is Friday]   4
  Mon Sep 7 Labor Day - Campus Closed    
5 Wed Sep 9 Carbohydrate Structure and Function   5
6 Mon Sep 14 Lipid Structure and the Membranes They Form   6
7 Wed Sep 16 Cells and Their Organelles   7
8 Mon Sep 21 The Eukaryotic Endomembrane System and Cytoskeleton / Project Part I Due!   7
  Wed Sep 23 EXAM I - Chapters 2-7    
9 Mon Sep 28 Cell Signaling and Exam Review   8
10 Wed Sep 30 Finish Cell Signaling. Photosynthesis/Respiration overview   8/9
11 Mon Oct 5 Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle   9
12 Wed Oct 7 Electron Transport Chain and ATP Synthesis / Project Part II Introduction   9
13 Mon Oct 12 Photosynthesis   10
14 Wed Oct 14 C3, C4, CAM   10
15 Mon Oct 19 The Cell Cycle / Project Part II Due!   11
16 Wed Oct 21 The Cell Cycle   11
  Mon Oct 26 EXAM II - Chapters 8-11  
17 Wed Oct 28 Meiosis   12
18 Mon Nov 2 Mendelian Genetics   13
19 Wed Nov 4 DNA as Genetic Material   13/14
20 Mon Nov 9 DNA Synthesis   14
  Wed Nov 11 Veteran's Day - Campus Closed  
21 Mon Nov 16 Gene Function and the Genetic Code Project Part III Introduction   15
22 Wed Nov 18 Transcription & Translation   16
  Mon Nov 23 Thanksgiving Break for Students - No Classes    
  Wed Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break for Students - No Classes    
23 Mon Nov 30 Control of Gene Expression in Bacteria   17
24 Wed Dec 2 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes   18
25 Mon Dec 7 Analyzing and Engineering Genes: cDNA Libraries / Agrobacterium Transformation System   19
26 Wed Dec 9 Genomics   20
  Mon Dec 14 EXAM III - FINAL EXAM - Chapters 12 - 20  
  Wed Dec 16 Final Project Due - Corrected Parts I & II, and Part III all as electronic documents.