Instructor: Swadhin Chandra Jana and Sudarshan Gadadhar
Duration of the course:
1st Feb 2026 to 31st May 2026
Credits: 3
Course Outline:
  1. Course Title : Advanced Cell Biology

 

Course outline (each class 1 hour 30 minutes): 

Section 1: Various compartments and communications with in a cell (6 Classes)

            Forming different compartments (Pro- & Eu-karyotes)

Transport Machineries-I

Transport Machineries-II

            Cross talks between sub-cellular Compartments-I

Cross talks between sub-cellular Compartments-II

            Paper Presentation

Section 2: Cell-Cell Communication and Cell Differentiation (9 classes)

Secretion-I

Secretion-II

Extra-Cellular Materials

Cell Signalling-I

Cell Signalling-II

Cell Differentiation-I

Cell Differentiation-II

Cellular Collective Phenomenon

Paper Presentation

Section 3: Cellular Deregulation leading to Diseases (5 classes)

            Division Deregulation (Cancer-I)

            Division Deregulation (Cancer-II and other disorders)

            Cellular Degradation

            Compartments Deregulation (Ribosomo-, Mito- & Cilio-pathies, LSD and others)

Paper Presentation

EXAMINATION

 

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

CO1

Students comprehend the detailed mechanisms of how sub-cellular compartments evolve and communicate

CO2

They comprehend how cells communicates with surrounding

CO3

Students will also understand why cell function need to be robust as well as plastic.

CO4

They will also learn what happens when they deviate from those nature defined rules

 

Course Term: Jan Term - 2026
Course Year: 2026/2027
Course Code: BIO-241.6