Introduction to Graduate Biochemistry I

Catalog description

(same as TR_BIOSC 8500 ). Introduction to biochemistry for life science graduate students. Core course for Biochemistry students. This course is designed for first-year graduate students in Biochemistry. This course has two goals: (1) to provide the students with a core knowledge of fundamental biochemistry and biology that is the underpinning of current biomedical and basic research; (2) to provide students with the tools that will allow them to read, understand and critically analyze the primary biochemical and biomedical literature. To this end, the course covers aspects of biochemistry, cell biology, virology, immunology, molecular biology and physiology. The course is taught using a combination of faculty lectures and primary research articles. Credit Hour s : 3 Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry plus undergraduate biochemistry or molecular biology, their equivalent or permission of instructor