DMMC COURSES & WORKSHOPS

MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
13 Jan - 2 Mar 2004; 1000-1300 weekly (Tue)
Venue: Conway Institute, University College Dublin
(location)

Tue 13 Jan 2004; 1000-1300
Basic Genetic Mechanisms (Dr John Baugh)
DNA replication
RNA and protein biosynthesis
Control of transcription

Tue 20 Jan 2004; 1000-1300
Cell Signalling I (Dr Derek Brazil)
GPCR
RTK
Second messengers
Protein kinases and phosphatases

Tue 27 Jan 2004; 1000-1300
Cell Signalling II (Dr Derek Brazil)
Adapter proteins and monomeric GTPases
Transcription factors
Nuclear receptors

Tue 3 Feb 2004; 1000-1300
Human Molecular Genetics (Dr Amanda McCann)
Epigenetics and disease phenotypes
SNPs and imprinting
DNA methylation

Tue 10 Feb 2004; 1000-1300
Cell Proliferation (Dr Bill Watson)
a) Background (cell cycle; apoptosis; cancer biology)
b) Laboratory Research

Tue 17 Feb 2004; 1000-1300
Cell Differentiation and Organomaintenance
(Dr Cormac Taylor)
a) Background (angiogenesis; stem cells; epithelia)
b) Laboratory Research

Tue 24 Feb 2004; 1000-1300
Molecular Basis of Development (Dr Carmel Hensey)
Xenopus
Drosophila
C. elegans

Tue 2 Mar 2004; 1000-1300
Organisation of the Cell, Cytoskeleton and Extracellular Matrix (Dr John Crean)
Membrane structure
Compartmentalisation and sorting
Vesicular trafficking
Cell adhesion