Biochemistry

Catalog description

These synchronous lecture-based courses provide the molecular basis for important physiological processes and disease states and the biological molecules that are the targets of drugs. This course will focus on two broad areas: (1) modern concepts of protein structure and function; and (2) traditional intermediary metabolism, emphasizing relationships to disease states such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia. This course, and the companion microbiology course in the spring semester, will provide the MMS student the basic scientific insight into how drug targets are chosen and developed, and the mechanism by which they alleviate a disease.