Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will have obtained comprehensive knowledge about the relationship between structure, organization and function of the cell as the fundamental basis of the phenomena of life.
Students become familiar with the basic principles of Cell Biology by being given the possibility to practice - both on theoretical (lectures, essays) and practical (lab practicals) levels - the methodologies used in contemporary biological science.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Human evolution, DNA and chromosomes, DNA Replication-Repair-Recombination, Chromosomes and regulation of gene expression, Structure and function of proteins, From DNA to proteins, Intracellular compartments and transport, Cell communication/signaling, Structure of membranes, Membrane transport, Cell division, Cell-cycle control and cell death, Cytoskeleton, Tissues and cellular junctions, DNA technology, Stem cells, Cancer cell biology
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1η επιλογή
- Βασικές Αρχές Κυτταρικής Βιολογίας, Συγγραφείς: Alberts, Bray, Hopkin, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter, τέταρτη έκδοση - Επιμέλεια: Ν. Ανάγνου, Π. Παπαζαφείρη, Ι. Παπαματθαιάκης, Κ. Σταματόπουλος - Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Π. Χ. Πασχαλίδης - Broken Hill Publishers Ltd, Λευκωσία, 2018.
2η επιλογή
- Το Κύτταρο-Μία μοριακή προσέγγιση, Συγγραφείς: Cooper & Hausman, Επιμέλεια: Ε. Φριλίγγος, έβδομη έκδοση, Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις Μπάσδρα, Αλεξανδρούπολη, 2018.