Biochemistry

This course introduces life processes at the molecular level, which is the basic concept of chemical biology. This course covers various topics related to the structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids as the storage molecules of genetic information, the functions of biopolymers, the dynamic nature of cell membranes, and generation of biological energy. This course provides the foundation for students to learn more advanced subjects such as neuroscience, gene therapy, development of new crops, drug discovery, and protein engineering.

 

This course explores developments in the newly emerging and expanding field of Biomedical Diagnostics. Students evaluate the use of biochemical and molecular technologies for improving disease diagnostics for common and rare human diseases. The course provides an overview of new and developing techniques that have the potential to be used by biomedical scientists working in a diagnostic laboratory. There is a strong component of the process of development of new diagnostic tools. Students explore a number of technologies that are currently used for diagnosis of disease or for development of new diagnostic tools.