Biochemistry

Credits: 3

Detailed analysis of the structures, properties, and functions of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; theory for the purification and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM 565 is recommended.

Prerequisites: none

Credits: 3

Detailed analysis of the reactions involved in intermediary metabolism, translation, and replication.

Prerequisites: none

Credits: 2

A lecture/laboratory course which presents methodology and instrumentation used to purify and analyze biomolecules. Techniques include chromatography, autoradiography and radioisotope techniques, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and spectrophotometry.

Prerequisites: none

Credits: 2

Students work in teams to solve biochemical research problems by conducting and analyzing experiments which they design.

Prerequisites: none

Credits: 3

This course will focus on the interface of cancer and medicine. Topics will provide a comprehensive overview of the hallmarks of cancers, mechanisms of tumorigenesis and metastasis, while simultaneously emphasizing drug design, mechanisms of action, and structure-activity relationships for targeting these pathways in precision medicine. Past/current treatments will be evaluated for their therapeutic benefits, side effects, and resistance mechanisms. Moreover, primary literature will serve to illustrate the concepts and how these malignancies are modeled in research for drug discovery and development. Additionally, graduate students will evaluate a novel/biography of cancer to assess the history of cancer research.

Prerequisites: none

Credits: 4

Methods and materials for teaching physical sciences in middle school through high school. Clinical experiences required for the course.

Prerequisites: none