Christine Case, Skyline College

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Biol 230
"The key to every biological problem must finally be sought in the cell."
- Edmund B. Wilson

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•Syllabus Spring'22.pdf
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•BIOL 230 Lab Skills

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•Cladogram problem
•Prions
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•Med school info
•Careers in Biology

BIOL 230—Introduction to Cell Biology

This is the second course in the core program for Biology majors. When you have completed this course and organic chemistry you will be able to undertake upper division coursework in the biological sciences. Course content, assignments, and lab work are comparable to that of your transfer institution and designed to prepare you for upper division work in the sciences. The basic principles you study in Cell Biology will be applicable in all biology–related professions including medicine, agriculture, biotechnology, animal behavior, and ecology.

Wilson wrote the above statement more than 50 years ago; recent advances in molecular biology techniques have made it possible to look for these answers in the cell. Cell Biology is becoming the organizing theme for much of the first-year medical curriculum. On the surface, living organisms appear widely disparate, however they share more similarities than they have differences when viewed at the cellular level.

Textbooks:
•Urry, L. et al. (2021). Campbell Biology, 12th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin/Cummings.
•Case, C. (2022). Laboratory Experiments in Cell Biology. San Bruno: Skyline College.

Grades | Test keys | Class lab data

Summer research
McNair Scholars Davis, SJSU, check for others
NIH Summer Program
Harvard Forest Summer Program
Harvard Molecules, Cells, & Organisms Summer program
Cornel University Summer Program (Plant genome research)
Northwestern Univ. summer research for sophomores
Gladstone Institute summer research

What I can do with a major in...

NewScientist Jobs

Go to http://www.biospace.com/jobs: Click on Browse biotech jobs…then look at degree requirements for various positions.

AIBS
Careers in Botany
Careers in Microbiology ASM | SIMB
Forensics DNA Testing Laboratory | AAFS
Student Veterinary Medical Association
Genetic Counseling
Toxicology
Genome institute
U.C. Davis-Biotechnology Program
USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Preparing for Medical School
•Is medicine for you?
•Med School.doc
•AAMC application process 1 | 2
•Prep Medico 2019 - UC Davis

Take advantage of student conferences and summer programs that help you prepare for graduate and medical school.
Summer internships for biomedical and pre-med
Summer undergraduate research programs
Stanford Summer Research Program
Stanford Health Care Opportunity Program
Summer Medical Education Programs
UC Berkeley Transfer-to-Excellence Summer Research Program

What do biologists do?

Jobs for you

Employment of biological technicians is projected to grow 7 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Continued growth in biotechnology and medical research is expected to increase demand for these workers.
Employment of environmental scientists and specialists is projected to grow 8 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Heightened public interest in the hazards facing the environment, as well as the increasing demands placed on the environment by population growth, is expected to spur demand for environmental scientists and specialists.
Employment of medical scientists is projected to grow 17 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations. An increased reliance on pharmaceuticals, greater affluence that allows for more spending on medicine—along with a larger and aging population, and a greater understanding of biological processes are all factors that are expected to increase demand for medical scientists.
Employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians is projected to grow 11 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.
Search the Bureau of Labor Statistics for careers that interest you.

Lab Skills Acquired in BIOL 230

Agarose gel electrophoresis
Anaerobic culture techniques
Antibiosis testing
Asepsis
Bacterial culture
Bacterial streak plate
Biochemical tests
Bioreactor
Cell culture
Cell fractionation
Cell lysate preparation
Cell well plates
Centrifugation
Chemical precipitation of proteins and DNA
Chromatography: paper and column
Compound light microscopy
Computer analysis of data
Construction a restriction map
Differential staining
Endospore stain
Enzyme assay
Graphing
Indicator system

Low-power microscopy
Mammal dissection
Metric measures
Microdissection
Micropipetting
Microscopic measurements
MPN
Observations over an extended period of time
PCR
Percent and % difference calculations
pH meter
Pipetting
Plant cloning from explants
Preparation of a standard curve
Protoplast fusion
Sample collection
Serial dilutions
Serum collection
Spectrophotometry
Superspeed centrifugation
Transfer bacterial cultures
Transformation with Ti plasmid
Weighing
Wet mounts