Course Identification

1) Introduction/PKA signaling 
2) Protein kinases and phosphatases
3) Ligands, adaptors and G protein coupled receptors
4) T-cell, B-Cell, Olfactory, and other receptors
5) Receptor Tyr Kinases
6) Coordination of immune defense by TNF superfamily signaling
7) Intracellular signaling the ERK cascade
8) Intracellular signaling p38/JNK/ERK5 cascades
9)  Intracellular signaling - PKC, AKT, Calcium 
10) Cancer signaling
11) Signaling inhibitors as therapeutic agents
12) Summary, preparation for exam 

Upon successful completion of this course students should be  able to:

[1] Demonstrate proficiency in cutting edge studies in the field.

[2] Cope with current questions in the field of signal transduction.

Biochemistry of Signal Transduction and Regulation by Gerhard Krauss, Wiley-VCH fourth addition.

https://www.science.org/journal/signaling

http://stke.sciencemag.org/index.dtl