Whichever cell biology textbook your local university uses should work great if you ' ve got the timepassion to read through it . My molecular and cell biology classes used Molecular Biology Of The Cell by Alberts which I think covered most all the things you mentioned . If you ' re going to work in a lab though your immediate interests might be served better by looking at specific lab techniques more than general knowledge . They ' re going to expect you to do all those things you did only once during cell biology lab in sophomore year , and more , as part of your daily workflow . If you know what techniques you ' re going to be using , I ' d recommend reading the wikipedia articles on each of them and then whatever comes up on google for trouble shooting lab technique . If you haven ' t already I ' d also recommend reading any recent papers the lab has put out . Search the PI ' s name in Google Scholar or ask him to send you copies of his most recent papersgrant applications you can read .