This course introduces students to the multidisciplinary nature of cell biology. It covers concepts on the basic structure of animal cells and gives the student theoretical knowledge of the essential activities performed by cells. The student will gain an understanding of a variety of cell processes and pathways, many of which occur in the organelles of eukaryotic cells. Students will learn about the molecular structure of plasma membranes and the multiple roles that the plasma membrane and intracellular membranes play in the life of the cell. They will be introduced to the signaling events that have profound effects on cellular function, cytoskeletal proteins that organize structures within cells, the organization of cells into tissues, the structural basis of cell information and the cellular defects that underlie cancer. Students will be exposed to the some of the critical scientific experimental evidence that has led to the discovery of these central concepts.