UNSW Cell Biology

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These pages support Cell Biology within the Anatomy Cell Biology Program (ANAT3231 Cell Biology).

ANAT3231 Cell Biology

The content on this page and linked lecture pages is being updated to meet the new UNSW 12 week semester format. Please note that these updates will result in substantial changes to previous lecture/lab structure.

Initially materials to support the existing lecture series (2008 under revision) are available online. Eventually a more interactive way of exploring the cell will be made available.

Course Links

Lectures: Lecture 01 Cell Biology Intro | Lecture02 Cells - Prokaryotes, Plants | L03 Compartments, Membranes | L04 Cell Nucleus | L05 Protein Export | L06 Cell Importation | L07 Cell Energy Production | L08 Cell Adhesion | L09 Cell Cytoskeleton I - Intermediate Filaments | Cytoskeleton II - Microtubules | Cytoskeleton III - Microfilaments | Extracellular Matrix | Cell Division | Cell Death | Cell Signal | Cell Development | L22 Revision Lectopia Recording | L23 Revision Lectopia Recording

 

Labs: Lab 01 Methods/History | Lab 02 Tissue Culture | Lab 03 Group Project | Lab 04 Cell Fixation | Lab 05 Immunochemistry | Lab 06 Cytoskeleton

Course Outline

Course staff

• Dr Mark Hill
• Office: room G20 ground floor, Wallace Wurth Building
• Email: m.hill@unsw.edu.au

Student Contact

• University policy concerning student contact is: ”When a student is enrolled into University of New South Wales, he or she will be automatically issued with a University email account. The School will use that email account as the official electronic channel to communicate with each student.”
• Appointments with Dr Mark Hill should be made initially by email or through the SOMS office (room MG14).

School of Medical Sciences Student Advisor

• The current SOMS advisor is Carmen Robinson (room MG14)
• Telephone: (+612) 9385 2464
• Fax: (+612) 9385 2866
• Email: c.robinson@unsw.edu.au

Course information

• 6 Units of credit, Science/Anatomy program.
• Prerequisite: ANAT2200 or ANAT2241

Course structure

• Two lectures and a single tutorial/laboratory per week.
• Lectures: Mon 9am, Tue 2pm ASBus 205 (K-E12-205).
• Laboratory: Wed 10 - 12 am Wallace Wurth Lab room 502.

Grievance procedure

• Problems or a grievance with the course, you should first attempt to resolve it with the course organizer (Dr Mark Hill, room G20). If the grievance cannot be resolved in this way, it should be directed to the Head of Department (Prof. Phil Waite, room G21) or the department's grievance officer (Dr Priti Pandey, room G5).

Course Aims

• To present the current theories and applications of cell biology.
• To describe internal and external cellular structures.
• To examine dynamic changes within the cell.
• To cover emerging cell biology research technologies.

Assessment

There will be three parts to the course assessment.

1. Assignment - A written assignment from a selection of topics. 20%

2. Laboratory - A project prepared throughout session. 20%

3. Theory - A written test held during the examination period. 60%

Assessment Design has been structured to develop and examine the following graduate attributes and specific learning skills:

• Student independent learning/research abilities
• Student scientific writing and referencing skills
• Student teamwork in small groups
• Student group work contribution
• Student ability to plan time and meet assessment deadlines
• Student acquired knowledge from lecture/lab presentations
• Student application of knowledge to problem solving

For more information see also UNSW Guidelines on Learning http://www.guidelinesonlearning.unsw.edu.au/guidelinesHome.cfm

• Student learning Outcomes By the end of this course you will have learned the current understanding of both cell structure and function and how this is dynamically organized. You will also understand the major methods used to study cells and their application to medical research. This information can then be integrated with other program subjects to give a cellular basis for Anatomy. Importantly the teaching methods and content are designed to encourage your own self-motivated scientific enquiry.
• Examiner The course organizer (Dr Mark Hill) will be the examiner. The course assessor is A/Prof Brian Freeman.
• Theory examination will be an exam within the session 1 exam period and will conform to University examination guidelines. Students absent through illness or misadventure should immediately contact UNSW Student Central. For more information see UNSW A-Z Guide Special Consideration.
https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/SpecialConsideration.html https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/UNSWStudentCentral.html
• Supplementary examinations will only be offered if the student is unable to attend the final examination for medical or misadventure reasons.
• Assignment and Lab Project Dates Current planned submission and project assessment dates are shown in the course schedule (page 6).
• Assignment submission Can only be through the SOMS Office (room MG14) during business hours and must include the completed “Assignment coversheet”. Assignment coversheet includes a student declaration, signed and dated, and a signature and date of the receiving SOMS secretary. Assignments submitted with incomplete coversheet information will not be assessed. Late Assignments will be penalized by 5% / day late.

Where to Next

ANAT3231 Course Handout #1 - 8 page handout given in Lecture 1 outlining course structure 2008

ASCB "Exploring the Cell" Booklet - acrobat document from American Society for Cell Biology booklet giving basic information about cell biology (24 pages)

ANAT3231 Lectures - provides links to support materials for the ANAT3231 lecture series (2008 under revision)

ANAT3231 Laboratories - contains Lab information and links to resources (2008 under revision)

ANAT3231 Projects 2006 2005 2004 - provides links to support materials for the Laboratory projects

GENM0202 Lecture - provides link to support slides and materials for the GENM0202 lecture Stem Cells

Laboratory 02 - Introduction to Cell Culture - contains Lab information and links to resources

UNSW Cell Biology Online - opening page for this current online project

UNSW Cell Biology Online - textbook access

Cell Biology Lab - Homepage for the Research Laboratory

School of Medical Sciences (SOMS)

School of Medical Sciences (SOMS)- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

UNSW Unimail Information About - describes how the website was designed

Medicine - an alternative way of exploring cell biology using specific medical curriculum topics as starting points

Methods - brief discription of methods
History - timeline of key discoveries
Glossary - list of terms and acronyms
Links - list of key internet links
Library- list of resource, including online textbooks, used in generating information on this site
Questions- start with a question about Cell Biology Problems- start with a problem in Cell Biology