Cell Biology: Transport and Signaling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online
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How do we know what we know about cells? Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through cell biology.
Syllabus
- How to apply biochemical and genetic approaches to address fundamental questions of transport and signaling in the cell.
- How to evaluate the conclusions and models that scientists develop about cell biology from experimental approaches and results.
- How to select specific empirical methods and techniques based on the different kinds of questions scientists ask.
- How to design experiments to answer cell biology experiments with proper controls.
- How to assess biological necessity and sufficiency from experimental results.
- How to compare and contrast protein transport and signaling pathways processes.
- How to identify recurring themes in protein transport and signal transduction.
Taught by
Rebecca Lamason, Iain Cheeseman, Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Darcy Gordon, Monika Avello, Caitlin Friend, and Mingyu Yang