? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : BIO-3-MCB

Cellular communication and signal transduction; second messengers; membrane trafficking and protein sorting in intracellular pathways; endocytosis and exocytosis; organelle biogenesis; cytoskeleton and its role in cellular dynamics and statics; contractility and cell movement; mitosis, the cell cycle and its control; regulation of cell proliferation; nuclear domains.

? Pre-requisites : The Dynamic Cell 2, Genes and Gene Action 2, Microorganisms, Cells and Immunity 2 and prior attendance at Structures and Functions of Proteins 3 are recommended.

? Costs : Students should provide a lab coat, note book and marker pen.

Home subject area

Biology, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

Other subject areas

Biomedical Sciences, (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 10:00 10:50 KB Lecture Friday 10:00 10:50 KB

? Additional Class Information : Tu, F, 0900-1230 - includes a combination of lectures, practicals and tutorials.

Increased understanding of biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

2 items of in-course assessment plus one 2 hour exam.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s) 2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Rhona Buchan
Tel : (0131 6)50 8637/8649
Email : rhona.buchan@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Paul McLaughlin
Tel : (0131 6)50 7045/7060
Email : paul.mclaughlin@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/