Teacher: Niek A.H. Slooter
(Read more about his biography here)
Dates for 4-week course:
December 16, 2024 to January 24, 2025 (with two weeks for Winter Break)
Times for Live Sessions: Sessions: Monday through Thursday and every Friday there will be groupwork. Starting at 9:30am MT. Please note that all times are given in Mountain Time (MT), which is two hours behind ET, and one hour ahead of PT. Each live session lasts between 35 and 60 minutes.
Course Description
Cell biology is the study of cell anatomy and physiology, their organelles and the different types of cells that are present in nature. In this main lesson block the differences and comparisons of fungi, bacteria, plant and animal cells, cell-division, cell-differentiation and cancer cells are covered. A detailed explanation of each step of different cell divisions like mitosis and meiosis will be given and several visualizations of these processes will be created by the students. Each cell organelle will be described, discussed and explained in detail and many detailed drawings will be made. The varieties of anabolic and catabolic processes in different types of cells are explained and how these processes influence us and many processes in nature.
During the second part we explore and discover the history and developments of genetic research, genetics and heredity. We use Mendel’s laws to explain and understand heredity and how genes work in a monohybrid and dihybrid crossings. This will be combined with the central role that DNA and RNA play in protein synthesis and how this works in our cells.
During the last days we will talk about several types of microscopes and their use.
Topics covered:
- Animal, bacteria, plant and fungi cells
- Cell organelles
- Anabolic and catabolic processes in cells
- Photosynthesis and respiration of cells
- Cell division; Mitosis and meiosis
- History of genetics
- Mendel’s laws
- Monohybrid and dihybrid crossings
- DNA to RNA to proteins
