Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Biotechnology
Lecture Code WB002000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 細胞機能科学A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
サイボウキノウカガクA
Subject Name in
English
Cell Function Science A
Instructor MIZUNUMA MASAKI,AKI TSUNEHIRO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ミズヌマ マサキ,アキ ツネヒロ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Inte:Online
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Life Sciences
Eligible Students
Keywords Signal transduction, Lipid metabolism, Aging and lifespan 
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This lecture introduces about basic molecular mechanisms that have eukaryotic cells to maintain their life. This lecture also introduces how malfunctions of the basic molecular mechanisms induce aging and related diseases.   
Class Schedule lesson1(Mizunuma) Guidance and introduction of signal transduction
lesson2(Aki) Lipid metabolism and its regulation
lesson3(Mizunuma) Introduction of lifespan and aging
lesson4(Aki) Structure and function of lipid membranes
lesson5(Mizunuma) Yeast genetics
lesson6(Aki) Cholesterol and lifespan
lesson7(Mizunumao) Yeast lifespan
lesson8(Aki) Roles of lipid mediators
lesson9(Mizunuma) Worm lifespan
lesson10(Aki) Signal transduction via GPCR
lesson11(Mizunuma) Mammalian lifespan
lesson12(Aki) GPCR-related diseases and drug design
lesson13(Mizunuma) Age-related diseases and drug design
lesson14(Aki) Frontier of lipid research
lesson15(Mizunuma) Frontier of aging research 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Molecular Biology of the Cell
 
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Grading Method The final grade will be based on a sum of small exams and reports.
 
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