Biology C2006 / F2402 - Spring 2006 - Schedule  

Lecture #
 M = Mowsh.
F= Firestein
H = Heicklen

 Date

Last modified:   April 28, 2006
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Recommended reading
S = Sherwood, 5th ed.
B = Becker (6th ed)     P = Purves  (7th ed)
 
 For 2006, Midterm exams will be on 2/9, 3/9, & 4/6. Final will be on Tuesday 5/9. Please plan carefully as there will be NO makeups.
For last year's notes and recommended readings in older editions of the texts see   2005 schedule  or   Older Schedules .

Detailed outlines for each lecture will be posted the night before (for Dr. M).
1  M Tues 1/17 Introduction to course; Overview of the Cell
 		 B: Ch.4
P: Ch.4
2 M Thurs 1/19
 Cytoskeleton


Introduction to Membrane Structure		 B: Ch.15 p.425-427& table 15-2, & p.446-end.
P: Ch. 4 p.79-83

B: Ch 7
P: Ch 5 p. 87-94
3 M Tues 1/24 Membrane structure, cont; Cell-cell junctions & the ECM


Cell & tissue types 		See above & B. Ch.17 p. 496-501.


P: Ch. 41 p. 782-784
4 M Thurs 1/26 Transport of small molecules across membranes B: Ch.8
P: Ch.5 p. 94-100
5 M Tues 1/31
 Transport, cont; Moving large molecules into the cell; RME


Next time: Intro to Protein Sorting
(For protein traffic overall, lect. 5-7, B Ch. 12 & end of 22)		 B: Ch.12 esp. p. 338-353
P: Ch. 5 p. 100-end 

B: Ch.22 p.702-end
P: Ch. 12 p. 247-250
6 M Thurs 2/2
 Wrap up of RME, Intro to Protein Sorting.

Role of ER in protein sorting		 See above.

B: Ch.12 esp. p. 318-337
P: Ch. 4 p. 72-75
7 M Tues 2/7 Protein Sorting, cont.; Roles of rest of endomembrane system (Golgi, lysosomes, etc.) See readings above.
 
  Thurs 2/9 Exam #1 - Covers topics in lectures 1- 6 Review Session: 10:35 am
Exam:  5:40 and 7:30 pm
8 M Tues 2/14 How proteins get to other organelles (mitochondria, peroxisomes, etc.)


Structure of nucleus & transport into nuclei

 B: Ch.12 p. 354 to end (& end Ch. 22 -- p. 702-end)
P: Ch. 4 p. 75-79

B: Ch.18 p.541-end
P: Ch. 4 p. 70-72
9 M Thurs 2/16 Structure of Chromatin


Intro to Regulation of eukaryotic transcription

B: Ch.18 p. 533 to 541
P. Ch. 9 p.169-171 (& 9.6)

B: Ch. 23 p. 727-749
P: Ch.14 esp. p. 290-295
10 M Tues 2/21 Regulation of Transcription cont.; Post-transcriptional control


Regulation of the Cell Cycle

B: Ch. 23 p. 750-end
P: Ch.14 esp. p. 296-end

B: Ch. 19 p. 586-end
P: Ch. 9 p. 167-169
11 M Thurs 2/23 Intro to Chemical communication (signaling) -- Types of signals & receptors. Intracellular receptors for lipid soluble signals

(For Signaling overall: B. Ch. 14 & P. Ch. 15; for hormones P. Ch. 42)		 B: Ch. 14 p. 392-395
P: Ch. 42, esp. p. 799--800, 809-810, 815-end

 
12 M Tues 2/28 Chemical communication, cont. G Proteins & 2nd messengers. (Next time: Tyrosine Kinase linked surface receptors.) B: Ch. 14 p. 396-413
P: Ch. 15.
13 M Thurs 3/2 Wrap up of chemical communication; see refs. above.

Growth factors, the cell cycle & cancer
 

  

B: Ch. 19, p. 596-end & Ch. 24
P: Ch. 17 p. 350-355
14 M Tues 3/7

Intro to Endocrinology -- Overview of hormones; the HT/pituitary axis


 

B: Ch. 14 p. 414-419.
P: Ch. 42 p. 804-815
S: Ch. 18**

 
   Thurs  3/9 Review Session & Exam #2 - Covers topics in lectures 7- 12 + first part of 13. See Info for Exam #2 for details. Review Session: 10:35 am
Exam:  5:40 and 7:30 pm
  3/14, 3/16 Spring Vacation  -  no class!  
15 M Tues 3/21 HT/ pit cont.; Intro to Homeostasis -- control of glucose levels

 		 P: Ch. 41; Ch. 50 p. 979-980 (glucose)
S: Ch 1 (homeostasis)**
S: Ch. 19 p. 719-733 (glucose)**
S: Ch. 17 p. 654-end (temp.)**
16 M Thurs 3/23 Homeostasis. Control of blood glucose & temperature; Co-ordination of nerves & hormones

Stress response (if time)		  

Ch. 42 p. 812-814 (Stress)
S: Ch. 19 p.716-719
17 F Tues 3/28

Electrical Communication 1 (Dr. F will be doing this as planned; no change in schedule.)

 For lect. 17-19, see B: Ch. 13 &
P: Ch 44
18 F Thurs 3/30 Electrical Communication 2 Same as above
19 M Tues 4/4 Wrap up of Electrical Communication

Introduction to muscle (next time)

 P: Ch. 46 p. 885--886, 892-894

 
   Thurs 4/6 Exam #3 - Covers topics in lectures 13-18
 		Review Session: 10:35 am
Exam time: 5:40 and 7:30 pm
20 M Tues 4/11 Effectors: Skeletal & Smooth Muscle
 		 B: Ch. 16 p. 461-475
P: Ch. 47, p. 903-914
  Th. 4/13 No Class -- Jewish Holiday  
21 M Tues 4/18 Salt & Water Homeostasis; Kidney Function P. Ch. 51
22 M Thurs 4/20 Overview of the immune response P: Ch. 18.
23 H Tues 4/25 Animal Development 1 -- Patterns of development -- Slides are posted on Courseworks. P: Ch. 20
24 H Thurs 4/27 Development 2 -- Molecular mechanisms -- Slides are posted on Courseworks. P: Ch 19 & 21
    5/2 to 5/4  Study Days. Optional Review on Thursday, 5/4, usual class times & places. (Two sessions.) See exam page for office hours.  
       
   Tues 5/9 Exam #4 - EMPHASIZES LECTURES 19 - 24, but may refer back to the entire course 9:10 am - 12 noon for C2006. There will be an afternoon session for those in C2006, section 2 who have conflicts & F2402. See exam page for details
**Sherwood's Physiology Text (5th ed.) should be available in the Columbia bookstore & on order at Labyrinth. It is completely optional, for those who like to read in more depth. (Older editions & other physiology texts are good too.) Be sure to get Human Physiology, From Cells to Systems,  not Fundamentals of Human Physiology, a shorter, less detailed, book by the same author.  Also, if you see a paperback version offered for about $20, that is probably a Study Guide and not the textbook itself. 
Textbook website (4th ed) or (5th ed) has flashcards to test vocabulary, quizzes, and links to web readings.