This course will focus on the basic features of cells, the internal organization of cells, and cell-cell interactions. Additionally, this course will cover a number of topics related to cellular signalling and the pathways that affect basic aspects of cell growth, division, and death. The course will also cover the knowledge necessary to understand protein synthesis, intracellular protein transport system, and protein degradation in eukaryotic cells. Many of these aspects will be reviewed in the context of how defects in such cellular processes produce pathological diseases.