Coordinators: Professor John Bertram (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology), Dr Jun-Ping Liu (Department of Pathology and Immunology)
Cell biology encompasses dynamic processes of life at the cellular level related to the origin of cells, their internal organisation and their functional integration to form tissues and organs. Cell biology is a rapidly advancing contemporary field that strives to understand how an entire cell is organised and how this organisation supports cellular function. This requires an integration of molecular biology, biochemistry, morphology and imaging. Cell biology is an essential component of many areas of the biomedical disciplines such as developmental biology, neurobiology, immunology, microbiology and physiology, as well as both the biomedical and agricultural biotechnology industries. Cell biology is fundamental to the post-genomic era, as the function of gene products can only be clarified in their cellular contexts. For example, in biomedical sciences, the identification of gene products responsible for the genetic defects in inherited diseases represents only the beginning in the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms. The cell biology units will introduce students to dynamic cellular processes.
The cell biology units at levels two and three are offered jointly by the departments of Pathology and Immunology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Minor sequence in cell biology (24 points):
Major sequence in cell biology (48 points):
Details of the ANT and HUP units, and some related sequences, are provided in the `Anatomy and cell biology' and `Human pathology' entries in this section of the handbook.
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