PHCOL 537: Cell Membranes
Molecular Neurobiology of the Cell Membrane
Meets in K550 Health Sciences Center, Wednesdays 3:00 - 5:00 PM, Winter 2005
Professors:
Sandra Bajjalieh, Ph.D.
D429 Health Sciences Center, 616-2962
bajjalie@u.washington.edu
Neil Nathanson, Ph.D.
K536A Health Sciences Center, 543-9457
nathanso@u.washington.edu
Format:
This graduate level course covers the cell biology of eukaryotic cell membranes and how they contribute to normal functioning and disease.
Students will take turns introducing weekly topics and will participate in discussions of 2-3 papers assigned for each class.
Grades will be based on presentations and class participation.
Schedule:
Week 1 Introduction to eukaryotic cell membranes (Dr. Bajjalieh)
Week 2 Introduction to membrane proteins (Dr. Nathanson)
Week 3 Protein and lipid sorting and trafficking
Week 4 Organelle biogenesis
Week 5 Cell migration and process formation
Week 6 Cell polarity
Week 7 Membrane lipids as scaffolds and primary signals
Week 8 Endocytosis
Week 9 Myelination
Week 10 ER stress response
