A typical animal cell contains more than 40,000 different kinds of molecules. In the past 20 years, great progress has been made in understanding how these molecules combine and interact to form a living creature.

Prof. Emeritus Barry Bowman organizes the course and offers two lectures. Two other professors from the Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department at UCSC present lectures covering topics related to their research programs.

These talks are intended for a general audience. A scientific background or knowledge of biology is not expected. Barry Bowman, the course coordinator, will begin with a basic review of genes, proteins and cells.

Lecture #1. Prof. Emeritus Barry Bowman: An introduction to the basics of molecular biology
Lecture #2. Assistant Prof Josh Arribere: How quality control protects our cells
Lecture #3. Prof. Martha Zuniga: SARS Wars: Immune defenses against SARSCoV2 and COVID19 pathology
Lecture #4. Prof. Emeritus Barry Bowman: Digging deeper into DNA

Barry Bowman is Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology at UCSC.