Membrane Biochemistry

Catalog description

Pre -requisites: BCHM 8500 and/or completed graduate level Biochemistry/Physiology/Biology course. This is an advanced Biochemistry course focusing on biomembranes. The following topics will be discussed: 1) Membrane structure; 2) Approaches to study membrane dynamics; 3) Membrane transport (influx/efflux) and transporter protein; 4) Excitable membrane, pump, and ion channel; 5) Membrane component biogenesis and their trafficking; and finally 6) Liposomes for targeted delivery of membrane impermeable drugs, macromolecules, etc. of therapeutic interest. This is a highly specialized course dealing with membranes from higher eukaryotic cells. The students will be engaged in classroom lectures/exercises for 3 hours per week.