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Introduction To Cell and Molecular Biology: Instructor: Dr. Lauren Yaich

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Introduction To Cell and Molecular Biology: Instructor: Dr. Lauren Yaich

This document provides an introduction and overview for a course titled "Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology". It outlines important dates including lecture and lab times, required texts, the lecture schedule covering major themes, information on grading, course expectations, and links to additional resources. The lecture schedule is subject to change but exam dates will be kept as posted unless there is a major emergency. Students are expected to read lab exercises before each lab and required to wear safety glasses.

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Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

Instructor: Dr. Lauren Yaich

Important Times:
Lecture Times: M W F 9:00 - 9:50 am

Lab Times: Thursdays 9:00 am 12 noon 6:00 9:00 pm

Office Hours (232 Swarts Hall): M W F 10-11 am; 2-3 pm also by appointment or drop-in

Text:
Brooker, Widmaier, Graham, and Stiling. (2011) Biology, Second Edition. McGrawHill: New York.

Lab Manual:

Eley (2003) General Biology Lab Manual: Part I, 4th Edition. Hunter Textbooks, Inc.: Winston-Salem, NC. Also, online lab packets!

Lecture Schedule
Major Themes: Biological Molecules Bioenergetics and Enzymes Cell Structure Cell Membranes Respiration / Photosynthesis Cellular Reproduction Inheritance Gene Expression Biotechnology Developmental Biology

***Lecture schedule is subject to change, but we will try to keep exams on the posted dates barring major emergency.

Check Your Grades

Links to Outside Resources

Blackboard
http://courseweb.pitt.edu

Online Quizzes Print Out PowerPoint Notes

Laboratory
Instructors: Prof. Andrew Scanlan and Dr. Patricia Stitt

Read Lab Exercises Before Lab Begins !

Dont Forget Safety Glasses!!

Online Quizzes and In-Class Quizzes


To help you prepare for lectures and exams

Online Reading Quizzes 5 points each Open Book (Due no later than 8:30 am BEFORE lecture!) Lowest 3 dropped In-Class Quizzes 10 points each NOT Open Book Usually on Wednesdays Covers previous weeks material Lowest 1 dropped

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Grading
Lecture Exam 1 100 points Lecture Exam 2 100 points Lecture Exam 3 100 points Lecture Exam 4 100 points Lecture Exam 5 100 points Final Exam * 100 points Online Reading Quizzes 100 points In-Class Quizzes 90 points Laboratory 260 points Total 1050 points

Total Points Earned 1050 points

X 100 = Final % Grade

** Final Exam: Cumulative

Course Expectations
Please read this section of the syllabus !

Policies on exams, absences, etc.

Also, some study tips !!

An Introduction to..

Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

It's Alive !!

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Evolution: All Living Things are Related to Each Other

Biological Organization

Homeostasis
Ability to achieve a relatively stable internal environment critical Environment always changing

Classifying Living Organisms


Domain Bacteria Domain Archaea

Three Domains: Bacteria Archaea Eukarya


Protists Plants

Fungi Domain Eukarya

Animals

Taxonomy

We are Eukaryotes ! We are Prokaryotes ! Animals Plants Fungi Protists Bacteria Archaebacteria

Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells

Genome (DNA)

Nucl eus

Prokaryote

Membrane-bound Organelles

Eukaryote

Cells: Fundamental Unit of Life

The Scientific Method


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How Do We Try to Understand Life?


Reductionism = attempt to define a phenomena by studying the smaller parts of it

Emergent Properties = characteristics of a phenomena that only arise at more complex levels of organization

Both the Big and Small Pictures can be Studied by First Developing.

Model = a simplified view of how the components of a structure or process operate

Hypotheses = an informed guess about the way a process works or a structure is organized

Start by Making Observations

Formation of a Model

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Makes Predictions that can be Tested by Experiment (Hypotheses)

Suggests How Other Similar Processes Work

Observations Alone are Not Enough !

Experiments

Which must have...

Controls

How Do We Evaluate Experiments That Give Varying Results?


Statistics = science of collecting and analyzing numerical data Data set #1 8 10 12 Data set #2 11 14 15

Are the results from these two sets of experiments statistically different???

Theory
A broad system of statements and ideas that explain a group of facts or phenomena

Lots of experiments that have consistently upheld a series of related hypotheses

Scientific Method
Formulate a Hypotheses

Test the Hypotheses

Develop a Theory

Lets Design an Experiment ...


You are a junior biology major participating in a summer research internship program You and your advisor have just isolated a compound from a tropical rain forest plant that appears to stimulate the growth of nerve cells (neurons)

Next Time

Introduction to Biological Chemistry

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