Numbering Code	U-LAS14 20035 LE68	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	Mainly 1st & 2nd year students	Target Student	For science students
Language	English	Day/Period	Mon.3
Instructor name	GUY, Adam Tsuda (Graduate School of Biostudies Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This class will provide a basic introduction to molecular and cell biology, in English. The class is open to 1st and 2nd year science students and will assume some prior familiarity with elementary chemistry and biology, although students from other majors are welcome to attend. The objective for the class is to nurture an intellectual curiosity about molecular and cell biology, which will lead to more in-depth study later on. Students will learn about the macromolecules that all living cells are built from, how genes control all the functions of the cell, and how cells utilise and harness energy. We will also study some of the similarities in different organisms, as well as some of the obvious differences.
Course Goals	Students will learn the fundamental components of cells, and begin to learn how cellular function depends on complex interactions between proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, acting alone, in complexes, or in larger structures, such as organelles. Students should begin to appreciate how fundamental processes are conserved over evolutionary time, and also how they vary in different species: the unity and diversity of life.
Schedule and Contents	1. Introduction 2. Carbohydrates 3. Nucleic Acids I (DNA) 4. Nucleic Acids II (RNA) 5. Proteins 6. Central Dogma I 7. Central Dogma II 8. Protein Translation 9. Lipid Membranes 10. Energy and Metabolism 11. Gene Regulation 12. Prokaryotic Cells 13. Eukaryotic Cells 14. Introduction to Evolutionary Biology 15. Final Exam 16. Feedback Class
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Lectures will encourage student participation. There will be a final exam and some mini-quizzes to assess comprehension. Evaluation: attendance and student participation: 40%; quizzes: 30%; final exam: 30%.
Course Requirements	This class is open to all 1st and 2nd year science students, but it requires some basic (high school-level) knowledge of chemistry and biology.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students may need 2-3 hours per week to review the lecture material and look up any background information as necessary. Some students may know the subject already, but need to learn the English vocabulary; others may need to learn both Biology and English.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Lecture handouts will be provided for each class.
References, etc.	The Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Morgan, Raff, Robert & Walter, (Norton), ISBN:9780815344322, Most of the content of this course is covered in this textbook Campbell Biology, Wasserman, Minorsky, Cain, Urry, Waterman, Stanley & Reece, (Pearson), ISBN:9780134082318 Biology-2e, Clark, Douglas & Choi, (Openstax), URL https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e This is an open-access, free online biology textbook