Structural biology of the cell

The course objectives are the knowledge of the cellular mechanisms that regulate survival, proliferation and differentiation of eukaryotic cells, both animal and vegetal. Students will gain competences in understanding experiments and concepts related to the general field of cell biology and the ability to understand modern technologies of relevance to cell biology.

By the end of the course the student will be have built a strong background in the key cellular mechanisms controlling plant and animal differentiation and knowledge of the experimental approaches that are in different cellular model systems including cutting-edge technologies, and will have learned how to critically evaluate experimental data, and plan simple projects, approaching biological questions with a problem-solving attitude.