| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome; Introduction and course organization | |
| 2 | Chemical bonding and molecular interactions; Lipids and membranes | |
| 3 | Structures of amino acids, peptides and proteins | |
| 4 | Protein function; Metabolism | |
| 5 | Carbohydrates and glycoproteins | Pset 1 due (Covering Lec 1–4) |
| 6 | Nucleic acids | |
| 7 | Organization of the genome | |
| 8 | Rules of inheritance | |
| 9 | Understanding genome organization, experimental approaches | |
| 10 | Genetics of human disease | Pset 2 due (Covering Lec 5–10) |
| 11 | Cells: The simplest functional units | |
| EXAM 1 (Covering Lec 1–10) | ||
| 12 | Replication | |
| 13 | Transcription | |
| 14 | Splicing and chromatin remodeling | |
| 15 | Translation | Pset 3 due (Covering Lec 11–14) |
| 16 | Protein folding & diseases of mis-folding | |
| 17 | Cloning techniques | |
| 18 | Analyzing the human genome | |
| 19 | Gene therapy | |
| 20 | Cell Trafficking and protein localization | Pset 4 due (Covering Lec 15–19) |
| 21 | Cell Signaling: Overview | |
| 22 | Cell Signaling: Examples | |
| 23 | Visualizing life: Dyes and stains | Pset 5 due (Covering Lec 20–22) |
| 24 | Visualizing life: Fluorescent proteins | |
| EXAM 2 (Covering Lec 11–22) | ||
| 25 | Cell cycle | |
| 26 | Cell cycle and checkpoints | |
| 27 | Stem cells and Apoptosis | |
| 28 | Cancer 1: The stages of tumorigenesis | |
| 29 | Cancer 2: Cancer genetics | |
| 30 | Carcinogens and mutations | Pset 6 due (Covering Lec 23–29) |
| EXAM 3 (Covering Lec 23–30) | ||
| 31 | Immunology 1: Overview of the immune system | |
| 32 | Immunology 2: Immune cell diversity and autoimmune diseases | |
| 33 | Viruses | |
| 34 | Antivirals | Pset 7 due (Covering Lec 30–33) |
| 35 | Bacteria and antibiotics | |
| 36 | Wrap-up | |