Graduate Program: Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology I (KU)

Cellular Network of Biological Molecules P05 U4120 (NTU)

English Discussion & Presentation I/International Discussion on Medical Sciences I (UT)
Spring 2021, 10:30AM-12:00PM (9:30 AM-11:00 AM Taipei time), Friday, 2 credits
[Instructors]
Kyoto U: Professors Osamu Chisaka, Kazuhiro Sakamaki, Jin-Min Nam, Mineko Kengaku, James Hejna, ,
Naoki Watanabe, Masahiro Kumeta
National Taiwan U: Professors Kunio Takeyatu, Tang-Long Shen, Shih-Kuo Chen, Feng-Ting Huang, Ying-
Chung Lin, Chi-Ying Chu, Chun-Che Chang
U of Tsukuba: Professors Kenji Irie, Ryosuke Ohniwa
This lecture course will cover basic molecular and cell biology fields together with its methodologies. The
students will be given scientific papers to read. Special emphases will be on the biologists’ way of thinking as
well as the basic concepts on the gene/protein structure and function.
　1. Logic and basic concepts in biology: How does biologist work and what does a biologist know?
　2. Methods in biology: What kind of techniques does a biologist employ?
　3. Specific topics deal with the cell structure and function

Week Date Lecture Contents Student Instructor(s)

Presentation
1 2/26 Course organization in NTU NTU NTU faculties
2 3/5 (No class in KU, UT)
3 3/12 (No class in KU, UT)
4 3/19 (No class in KU, UT)
5 3/26 (No class in KU, UT)
6 4/2 NTU Holiday
7 4/9 Transcription NTU Feng-Ting Huang
8 4/16 Transcription regulation in plants NTU Ying-Chung Lin
9 4/23 Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression U Tsukuba Kenji Irie
10 4/30 Regulation of gene expression --- Small RNA mediated gene NTU Chia-Ying Chu
silencing in animals
11 5/7 Cellular responses and adaptation to environmental factors (I) NTU Chun-Che Chang
--- Development
12 5/14 NTU TBD
13 5/21 Molecular imaging of paradoxical inhibitor-induced KU Naoki Watanabe
activation
14 5/28 Cellular responses and adaptation to environmental factors (II) KU Masahiro Kumeta
--- Non-material stimulations
15 6/4 Cellular responses and adaptation to environmental factors (III) KU Jin-Min Nam
--- Cell invasion
16 6/11 Cellular responses and adaptation to environmental factors (IV) KU Mineko Kengaku
--- Cell migration
17 6/18 Kyoto U Holiday (Founding day)

18 6/25 Cellular responses and adaptation to environmental factors (V) KU Kazuhiro

--- Cell death Sakamaki
Textbook: Molecular Cell Biology by Lodish et al (6th edition) (Freeman)
Grading: Presentation (30%), Final report (30%), Class participation (40%)
Note: Lecture and discussion will be held in English.
Download the materials from the course webpage: https://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1092Prog5171_
Lectures from Taiwan will be broadcasted on the YouTubeLive: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLjXPYRCTSLlR9IjoSOV6mlE66TJDiSAnR
Also, the Zoom system via PandA (KU) should also be available.