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BMS3101 - Cell Transport and Signalling

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2024/25

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This advanced cell biology course deals with the molecular biology of cell signalling. The students will gain an insight into the fundamental processes of the cellular uptake of molecules by membrane receptors, including membrane-protein and protein-protein interactions, and their associated effectors. The objective is to provide students with current knowledge of cell signaling from the cell surface to the nucleus, integrating cellular regulatory signals. Students will learn about insulin and the signal transduction cascades it invokes, and neural signalling. This course builds on (and complements) knowledge covered in Cell Biology, and underpins the more advanced concepts that are covered Physiology, Molecular Biology and Final Year Project.


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
Minimum Passing Requirement: A minimum of 30% in continuous assessment as well as in examination, in addition to a minimum of 40% in continuous assessment and examination taken together.
 
Detailed Course Information

BMS3101.pdf