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, From DNA to proteins, Structure and function of proteins, DNA replication, repair and recombination, Regulation of gene expression, Structure of membranes, Membrane transport, Cell compartmentalization and intracellular transport, Cell signalling, Cytoskeleton, Cell division, Cell-cycle control and cell death, Tissues and cell connections, DNA technology, Stem cells and cancer cell
Keywords
Biology, DNA, RNA, proteins, cell
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Α. Βασικές Αρχές Κυτταρικής Βιολογίας, Συγγραφείς: Alberts, Bray, Hopkin, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter, 4η έκδοση, Επιμέλεια: Σταματόπουλος, Μοσχονάς, Ηλιόπουλος, Παπαζαφείρη, Ανάγνου. Εκδόσεις Π.Χ.Πασχαλίδης και Broken Hill Publishers Ltd, Λευκωσία, 2018.
Β.Το Κύτταρο-Μία μοριακή προσέγγιση, Συγγραφείς: Cooper & Hausman, 7η έκδοση, Γενική επιμέλεια: Φριλίγγος Ευστάθιος, Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις Μπάσδρα & ΣΙΑ ΟΕ, Αλεξανδρούπολη, 2018.