Course Description:
This course addresses the general question: how are molecular processes integrated to make functional cells, organs, and animal forms? The course focuses on 1) structure and function of cell components, 2) cellular systems, including ion and protein transport 3) signaling and regulation, from signal transduction to regulation of cell cycle, 4) Cellular machines, such as mitotic spindle, actin networks and vesicles. The course stresses integration of molecular machines, cellular systems, and organelles into functioning animal cells, including nerve and stem cells, as well as integration of cells into multicellular organisms, cell-cell communication, and cancer.
Selected Student Reviews:
1. Yelena is very passionate and knowledgeable about the material covered. She also delves into the history of the subject and covers the recent breakthroughs in the field . I appreciate how she brings up her research and ties it to the course. This is hard to do because people cannot stop talking about their research (that is good but sometimes it strays away from the focus of the class. Yelena never strays away). Yelena does a great job at summarizing and relating her research to the course. In addition, her lectures are captivating and interesting .
2. The instructor was very nice and always approachable for questions especially during office hours. She did a good job explaining difficult concepts and I was easily able to follow what she was teaching in class. I think the exams were fair and the regrade system allowed us to get a lot of points back even i f we did poorly. Overall I really enjoyed the class and Yelena did a fantastic job!
3. She explained things very clearly and I rarely had problems understanding the material; if I did she responded quickly through email. She was very enthusiastic about the material and made the class fun and interesting.
This course addresses the general question: how are molecular processes integrated to make functional cells, organs, and animal forms? The course focuses on 1) structure and function of cell components, 2) cellular systems, including ion and protein transport 3) signaling and regulation, from signal transduction to regulation of cell cycle, 4) Cellular machines, such as mitotic spindle, actin networks and vesicles. The course stresses integration of molecular machines, cellular systems, and organelles into functioning animal cells, including nerve and stem cells, as well as integration of cells into multicellular organisms, cell-cell communication, and cancer.
Selected Student Reviews:
1. Yelena is very passionate and knowledgeable about the material covered. She also delves into the history of the subject and covers the recent breakthroughs in the field . I appreciate how she brings up her research and ties it to the course. This is hard to do because people cannot stop talking about their research (that is good but sometimes it strays away from the focus of the class. Yelena never strays away). Yelena does a great job at summarizing and relating her research to the course. In addition, her lectures are captivating and interesting .
2. The instructor was very nice and always approachable for questions especially during office hours. She did a good job explaining difficult concepts and I was easily able to follow what she was teaching in class. I think the exams were fair and the regrade system allowed us to get a lot of points back even i f we did poorly. Overall I really enjoyed the class and Yelena did a fantastic job!
3. She explained things very clearly and I rarely had problems understanding the material; if I did she responded quickly through email. She was very enthusiastic about the material and made the class fun and interesting.
