Fall 2013
PCB 3023L CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSE SYLLABUS FALL 2013
Course Supervisor Valerie Carson Office: ISA 3008 vcarson@usf.edu Office hours: Mondays, 11:00-1:00 pm * When e-mailing Valerie, please include your course # & section #
Lab TAs
Section
1 2 3 4 7 8 9
Day
Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Tuesday
Time
08:35am-11:25am 11:50am-02:40pm 08:35am-11:25am 11:50am-02:40pm 11:50am-02:40pm 08:35am-11:25am 06:05pm-08:55pm
TA
Vedad Delic Vedad Delic Allison Fertig Allison Fertig Dale Chaput Dale Chaput Jessica Kennedy
E-mail Address
delic2@mail.usf.edu delic2@mail.usf.edu afertig@mail.usf.edu afertig@mail.usf.edu chaput@mail.usf.edu chaput@mail.usf.edu
kennedy5@mail.usf.edu
Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology University of South Florida
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PCB3023L
Fall 2013
Course Goals (1) To obtain firsthand experience with some of the cellular and biochemical principles discussed in Cell Biology lecture. (2) To become familiar with some of the equipment and techniques commonly used in cell biology research. (3) To gain experience locating scientific information through the internet and World Wide Web. These resources are becoming more important to scientists on a daily basis. (4) To develop laboratory and library skills used in conducting experiments. (5) To gain experience with the quantitative aspects of cell biology research. (6) To develop skills necessary in writing a scientific report. Prerequisites (1) Completion of two semesters of college-level basic biology (BSC 2010/2010L and BSC 2011/2011L, or equivalents); two semesters of college-level basic chemistry (CHM 1045 and CHM 1046 or equivalents); and one semester of any college-level mathematics, physics, or statistics course. (2) A cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 in the five courses listed above. These requirements WILL NOT BE WAIVED for students who pass majors courses beyond college-level basic biology,