2026-Spring Cell Biology (LIFE217-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. LIFE217 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major required Course Type prerequisites LIFE103 (General Life Science), LIFE103H (General Life Sci.(H))
Postechian Core Competence
Hours MON, WED / 09:30 ~ 10:45 / TJ Park Lib. [501호] Multimedia Room(Ⅰ) | MON, WED / 09:30 ~ 10:45 / TJ Park Lib. [501호] Multimedia Room(Ⅰ) Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Yoo Woongjae Name Yoo Woongjae Department Dept. of Life Sciences
Email address wjyoo@postech.ac.kr Homepage https://sites.google.com/view/woongjae-yoo-website
Office 미생물-숙주 상호작용 다이나믹스 연구실 Office Phone 054-279-2358
Office Hours

3. Course Objectives

The class is intended as a comprehensive introduction to cell biology for undergraduate student.
The goal is to present the essential principles, processes, and methodology of modern cell biology.

4. Prerequisites & require

Introductory biology

5. Grading

Midterm Exam Final Exam Attendance Assignment Project Presentation/Discussion Laboratory/Practice Quiz Others Total
비고
Midterm Exam: 35%
Final Exam: 35%
Quiz: 20%
Attendance: 10%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition		 ISBN
Molecular biology of the cell (7th edition) Bruce Alberts Norton & Company 2022 9780393884821

7. Course References

Molecular biology of the cell (7th edition)

8. Course Plan

Chapter 10 Membrane structure
Chapter 11 Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes
Chapter 12 Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting
Chapter 13 Intracellular Membrane Traffic
Chapter 14 Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

Chapter 15 Cell signaling
Chapter 16 Cytoskeleton
Chapter 17 Cell cycle
Chapter 18 Cell death
Chapter 19 Cell junctions and extracellular matrix
Chapter 21 Development of multicellular organisms

9. Course Operation

Lecture

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

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