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Welcome to Biology 2120

Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology

Spring 2012

Announcements

• Exam 3 is now ready for pick up, outside CBIS 2115. I will leave the box out starting Weds the 9th at 9:00 AM. You will receive the answer key via email from your TA.

• Structured Review Session
  Thursday, March 1st
  8 to 10pm
  DCC 324

  Question and Answer Session
  Monday, March 5th 
  8am to 9:30am
  Sage 2707

• Office Hours available Monday through Friday, beginning January 30th,at the following times.

Mondays from 2:00-2:50pm: DCC 232

Tuesdays from 3:00-3:50pm: DCC 232

Weds from 2:00-2:50pm: DCC 232

Thursdays from 3:00-3:50pm: J-ROWL 1W01

Fridays from 2:00-2:50pm: DCC 232

 

 

Information for streaming podcasts

The podcast page that Dr. Plopper has posted contains listed content that is meant to be downloaded for playback. If you are experiencing playback issues, it is likely because the content is not being managed by streaming protocols.

 

Here are 3 choices to choose from:

 

• Go to here.
• Right-click on the lecture link and select Save Link As
• Playback file locally
• Use a “podcatcher” add-on for your browser; or another application such as iTunes. This will automatically monitor the podcast for updates and manage download of new content for you.
• Go to here. This is a link to copies of the lectures posted on our streaming server which will provide playback improvement. System requirements for the streaming content can be found here.

Email Contacts

Dr. Plopper: ploppg@rpi.edu

Lab Instructors:

• Lab Section 1: George Edick edickg@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 2: Tom Cooley coolet@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 3: George Edick edickg@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 4: George Edick edickg@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 5: Keith Fraser frasek@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 6: Jon Zuidema zuidej@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 7: Jake Miner minerj3@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 8: Matt Baxter baxtem3@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 9: Josh McLane mclanj2@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 10: Jake Englander englaj@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 11: Shounak Banerjee baners4@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 12: Pranav Maddali maddap@rpi.edu
• Lab Section 13: George Edick edickg@rpi.edu

Important Links

• Lecture audio files are now available as a podcast, including lectures from previous years. You can find them here or on iTunes University. I have been informed that Google Chrome does not work with the file format we are using, but there is an "extension" that might work. I suggest using Firefox.
• This is the authoritative guide for using fluorescent molecules in cell biology.
• Here is the link to the protein structures database, including the download for the Cn3D program.
• Here is the link to the course Facebook page, for online discussion of course material.
• Course syllabus
• Guide to image analysis and microscopy- please read before going to your first lab.
• Lecture and Recitation files: Outlines, Powerpoints, and Recitaton Module materials. Please note the Powerpoint and Word files are in .docx format, and can only be opened with the 2007 or 2010 editions of these programs. You can load Office 2007 or 2010 onto your computer for free at the help desk in VCC.
• Dr. Plopper's Guide to Reading a Research Article (You will be reading three articles in recitation this semester.)
• Spring 2009 student course evaluation comments (complete)
• Dr. Plopper's page on Rate My Professors.com
• Bloom's Taxonomy, explained. This is the material Dr. Plopper reviews when he writes an exam.

Fun Links - Send me your favorites!

• The Virtual Cell Animation Collection, a set of very cool animations of the inner workings of a eukaryotic cell.
• Cells Alive!, a site with several animations and even some quizzes to test comprehension.
• The Harvard Molecular and Cellular Biology Multimedia site. Includes the famous "Inner Life of the Cell" video, plus many others. Here is the YouTube link for the Inner Life video, if you prefer.
• A nice video introducing the concepts of cellular respiration.
• A great video covering protein modification during transit through the ER and Golgi. Thanks to James Tyler Poore, a former UTA!
• YouTube video of the band Phish playing their song Golgi Apparatus. Note that they mispronounce the name! (In case you'd like to see the lyrics, here they are. Notice whoever typed them in misspelled lysosome.)
• An animation illustrating the origin of embryonic stem cells. Very nicely done.
• The American Society for Cell Biology (yes, it is actually a fun site to visit if you like cell biology: these are the folks that say, "MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase" with a straight face).
• Some sample cell biology test questions from Suite101.com. Dr. Plopper cannot guarantee the questions and/or answers are applicable to this course.
• Dr. Plopper is currently looking for a clear, concise discussion of formal logic in scientific reasoning that isn't deeply philosophical or boring. Send him your nomination!