School of Science and Engineering: Cell and Molecular Biology
2008-2009 Academic Year
594
Cell and Molecular Biology
Office:
2000 Percival Stern Hall
Phone:
(504) 865-5546
Fax:
(504) 865-6785
Website:
http://cell.tulane.edu
Professors
Ken Muneoka, Ph.D., California, Irvine
Jeffrey Tasker, Ph.D., Bordeaux, France
Leonard B. Thien, Ph.D., California, Los Angeles
Associate Professors
Carol Burdsal, Ph.D., Duke
Peter Cserjesi, Ph.D., McGill, Canada
David A. Mullin, Ph.D., Texas, Austin (Chair)
Assistant Professors
Fiona Inglis, Ph.D., Glasgow
Laura Schrader, Ph.D., Tulane
The curriculum offered by the cell and molecular biology department is designed
for students interested in biological principles that operate at the level of cells and
molecules, and the application of genetic and molecular techniques to solve
problems in medicine and biotechnology.
Students majoring in cell and molecular biology must complete a minimum of ten
courses in the biology component, totaling at least 22 credits, 16 credits in
chemistry (one year of both general chemistry with laboratories 107/117, 108/118
or H109/H111, H110/H112 and organic chemistry with laboratories 241/243,
242/244, or H245/H247, H246/H248), and eight credits of physics with
laboratories (121, 122 or 131, 132). Students intending to pursue graduate studies
are advised to include a course in probability and statistics.
To fulfill the biology component, all students must complete CELL 101 (lecture
only). Students with an AP score of 5 will have the choice between receiving
credit for CELL 103/106 or receiving credit for CELL 101. (Students with an AP
score of 5 who opt to receive credit for CELL 103/106 will be allowed to take
CELL 211 concurrently with CELL 101). Students with an AP score of 4 will
receive credit for CELL 103/106. In addition to 101, all students must complete
205, 301, 311, and either 401 or Chemical Engineering 445 or Chemistry 302 or
383 and 384. Students must also complete either 302 or 312, and one course from
331, 332, 416, 478.