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Cell Biology 2011
Lectures
Mondays 12:30Wednesdays 1:30Thursdays 11:30
Textbook:Molecular Biology of the Cell
Contact
• Do not email me unless it is a personal important matter
• All course questions should be submitted to Moodle…..coming soon.
• Office hours Mondays 1:30-2:30, Wednesday 1:30-2:30
• Stop by my office Biosci 3422
Your TAs
• Eric Fedosejevs [email protected]• Katharina Bremer [email protected]
Marking scheme
QuizAssignmentsMidtermFinal exam
OPTION 1 2 3 4
QUIZ 5 5 5 5
ASSIGNMENTS 15 15
MIDTERM 25 25
FINAL EXAM 55 70 80 95
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2002
Assignment #1(worth 5% of your final mark)
• Choose a recent paper on cell biology (2006 or sooner)• Create a poster style presentation to summarize the
work• Scientific 50%• Communication 50%
• Appropriate for audience (1st year biology students)• Articulate how this paper relates to your future
interests– Due September 26th
TITLE :Your title for the paper, should not be the original titleYour student number
ABSTRACTIn your own words, highlight the key concepts of the paper, and relate it to your interests.
INTRODUCTIONInclude enough background information so the audience understands the significance of the work
RESULTSInclude key findings of the paper, use graphs, pictures, tables etc. where appropriateAll figures must have figure legends so that the audience can understand the figure. Bullet points are fine but must be easy to understand
DISCUSSIONSummarize the significance of the results, and how you may use it in the future.
ReferencesFull references for your paper in this format:
Plett, J.M., et al. (2009) Ethylene receptor ETR2 controls trichome branching by regulating microtubule assembly in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 60(13)3923-3933.
Also include references for any other paper used, links to any figures/information taken from website
General comments about the assignment1. Poster must fill a standard 81/2 by 11
inch page2. Must be cell biology and found in one of
the journals listed on the next page.3. Must be presented in this format
(landscape or portrait) with a minimum of 10 pt ARIAL font
4. Should include pictures/graphs, these can be downloaded from the journal.
5. Ideal if you can put your own figures in the graph to summarize.
6. Must be entirely in your own words including the title of your poster.
7. References can be included on the back of the poster or a separate page
CHOOSE YOUR PAPER FROM ONE OF THESE JOURNALS
• CELL • CELL METAB • CURR BIOL • DEV CELL• DEVELOPMENT• EMBO J• GENE DEV• GENOME BIOL• GENOME RES • HUM MOL GENET• J CELL BIOL• MOL CELL • MOL CELL BIOL
• MOL CELL PROTEOMICS• NAT BIOTECHNOL • NAT CELL BIOL • NAT CHEM BIOL• NAT GENET• NATURE • PROC NATL ACAD SCI USA • PLANT CELL • PLANT J• PLOS BIOL• SCIENCE