Biotechnology Training Program

• BIOC–B 821 Scientific Writing and Communication (1 cr.) Discussion and individualized instruction in the preparation of a research proposal and thesis in the Biotechnology track of the M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Staff

• BIOC–B 822 Research in Biotechnology (1–3 cr.) The objective of the course is for the student to conduct new research for the thesis under the direction of a faculty research mentor and a director of a School of Medicine core research facility. Staff

• GRAD–G 823 Methods in Cell Biology (3 cr.) Discussion and laboratory instruction in modern methods for cell culture, imaging, flow cytometry, and cell biology. Staff

• GRAD–G 828 Concepts in Biotechnology (1 per semester cr.) Case studies exploring topics on the cutting edge of biotechnology and tutorials in biotechnology calculations. Staff

• GRAD–G 841 Methods of Protein Chemistry (3 cr.) Discussion and laboratory instruction in modern methods for protein purification, analysis of purity, peptide mapping, and amino acid sequencing. Staff

• GRAD–G 890 Methods in Molecular Biology and Pathology (3 cr.) Basic principles and techniques in molecular biology and pathology. Particular emphasis will be on molecular techniques that can be used to study problems related to biochemistry and pathology. Lee

• BIOC–B 500 Introductory Biochemistry (3 cr.) Structures of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Basic principles of enzyme catalysis, protein synthesis, intermediary metabolism and nutrition. Quilliam

Medical Courses

• MSCI–X 604 Concepts of Health and Disease (4 cr.) A multidepartmental, interdisciplinary course which integrates concepts of the first-year medical curriculum using the problem-based learning approach. Students work in small groups facilitated by faculty to interpret clinical cases and integrate basic science and clinical science concepts. Designed to assess the proficiency at Level I for portions of the competencies. Staff

• GRAD–X 804 Cellular and Molecular Biology (3 cr.) Cellular and molecular biology that emphasizes the structural organization, biochemistry and molecular biology of cells. Includes cellular processes, development, and differentiation and their relationship to medicine. Harrington

Graduate Courses

• BIOC–B 500 Introductory Biochemistry (3 cr.) Structures of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Basic principles of enzyme catalysis, protein synthesis, intermediary metabolism and nutrition. Quilliam

• GRAD–G 807 Structural and Chemical Biology (2 cr.) This course will explore the fundamentals of macromolecular structure and chemical biology with an emphasis on the underlying principles of interactions between macromolecules and small molecules. Topics will include structural, computational, and high-throughput screening approaches to drug development, and the use of chemical tools for understanding biological processes. Georgiadis and Zhang

• GRAD–G 848 Bioinformatic Applications to Proteomics and Genomics (2 cr.) Modern biology has been transformed by massive databases containing whole-organism nucleic acid sequences, whole-organism information on genetic networks, protein networks, and sets of small molecules. This course focuses on these databases and on the computational tools used to assemble these databases and to ask questions of them. Dunker

• BIOC–B 890 Seminar (1 cr.) Students will enroll each semester and present one seminar per year. Georgiadis

• GRAD–G 805 Diabetes and Obesity (2 cr.) Biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, and pathophysiology of diabetes and obesity. Thurmond and Considine

• GRAD–G 852 Concepts of Cancer Biology: Signaling gone awry (2 cr.) Fundamentals of cancer biology; the signaling events that regulate cell growth, survival, and differentiation; how mutation/dysregulation of signaling molecules leads to cancer. Quilliam and Nakshatri

• GRAD–G 817 Advanced Cell Biology (2 cr.) Molecular mechanisms involved in intracellular organization and trafficking. Goebl

• GRAD–G  825 Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology (2 cr.) Advanced theory and techniques in molecular biology. The focus of the course will be on techniques related to manipulation of cloned DNA for study of their expression, structure, and function. DePaoli-Roach and Lee

Graduate Electives

• BIOC–B 800 Medical Biochemistry (3 cr.) Structure and function of biological molecules, regulation of cellular processes by nutrients and hormones, biochemical and molecular basis of disease. Roach

• BIOC–B 803 Advanced Biochemistry (1–3 cr.) Tutorial instruction in biochemistry. Goebl

• BIOC–B 811 Advanced Intermediary Metabolism (1–3 cr.) Tutorial instruction in specialized areas of metabolism. Roach

• BIOC–B 814 Advanced Enzymology (1–3 cr.) TTutorial instruction in advanced enzyme isolation and kinetics. Hurley

• BIOC–B 854 Introduction to Research in Biochemistry (1 cr.) Tutorial and laboratory instruction in biochemistry. Purpose is to introduce students in biochemistry to three different research programs. Staff

• BIOC–B 855 Research (arr. cr.) Staff

• BIOC–B 899 Senior Elective in Biochemistry (arr. hrs.) (arr. cr.) A variety of electives is offered within the department. Specific information on each elective is available in the Senior Elective Program Course Listing, which is updated and published every February. These electives are offered in the Medical Center facilities and in approved programs in clinics and hospitals throughout the state. Staff

• GRAD–G 804 Cellular and Molecular Biology (3 cr.) Cellular and molecular biology that emphasizes the structural organization, biochemistry, and molecular biology of cells. Includes cellular processes, development and differentiation and their relationship to medicine. Harrington

• BIOC–G 901 Advanced Research (6 cr.) Research for graduate students who have more than 90 credit hours. Goebl