112 Human Metabolism (4 units) Fall
Instructor(s): T. Fulton Prerequisite(s): none
Restrictions: none Activities: Lecture
Lectures and clinical problem-solving sessions on the topic of human metabolism, its regulation and its derangements in common metabolic diseases. Intended for students in the School of Pharmacy.
150.01 Research in Biochemistry (1.5 - 18 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
Activities: Laboratory
Research in biochemistry.
160.01 Food, Facts, Fads, and Pharmacology (1 units) Spring
Instructor(s): A. Cooke
Activities: Lecture
This is a course in clinical and popular nutrition intended for medical students and other health care professionals. The course will consist of: A review of the epidemiological and clinical research related to eating patterns and misconceptions of the public; critical review of literature addressing eating patterns, health, and disease; mechanism of pharmacological effects of food; education of physicians of topics relevant to common patient nutritional concerns.
198 Supervised Study (1 - 6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: None. Activities: Independent Study
Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.
200A Structure of Macromolecules (3 units) Fall
Instructor(s): G. Narlikar Prerequisite(s): Calculus, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, and an advanced course in biology.
Restrictions: Instructor approval required for non-Tetrad students. Activities: Lecture
Training in the fundamental principles governing the behaviors of biological macromolecules and the use of modern techniques in the study of these behaviors. Topics covered are: thermodynamics (entropy, equilibrium, cooperative interactions); kinetics and catalysis; structure and function of macromolecules (DNA, membranes, proteins) by X-ray and electron optics; kinetics and structure of cooperative enzymes and systems of biological control. Special emphasis on small group discussion format.
201A Biological Regulatory Mechanisms (4 units) Winter
Instructor(s): J. Li Prerequisite(s): Calculus, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, introductory biochemistry, an advanced course in biology, and Genetics 200A.
Restrictions: Instructor approval required Activities: Lecture, Seminar, Project
Understanding the molecular basis for fundamental regulatory principles underlying biological processes . Topics covered are: DNA replication, RNA transcription, genome structure and organization, protein translation.
210 Special Topics (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): Staff Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: First-year graduate students. All other graduate and professional students with permission of Program and instructor. Activities: Lecture, Conference, Independent Study
Discussion of selected areas in biochemistry, biophysics, and biomathematics.
215 Laboratory Rotation (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): K. Ashrafi Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
Activities: Laboratory
A laboratory rotation course to familiarize new departmental graduate students with various approaches to biochemical and biophysical research.
220 Selected Topics (0 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): K. Ashrafi
Activities: Lecture
Lectures and discussion on topics of current interest in biochemistry and biophysics.
221 Selected Topics (1 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): K. Ashrafi
Activities: Lecture
Presentations of selected topics in biochemistry by graduate students in the Department of Biochemistry.
241 Startup 101 (3 units) Winter
Instructor(s): C. Craik Prerequisite(s): No
Restrictions: No Activities: Lecture, Project
This course examines how to build impactful, scalable life science/healthcare businesses from a science/technology base. Guest lectures will be delivered by entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts on topics such as opportunity recognition, business models, intellectual property, clinical/regulatory, reimbursement, capital and investor presentations. The final session will be an opportunity to pitch to investors for feedback. Enrollment is by application.
250 Research (1 - 8 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): Staff
Activities: Laboratory
297 Special Study (1 - 3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): Staff
Activities: Conference
Reading and conferences for properly qualified students under the direction of a member of the staff.
299 Dissertation (0 units) Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s): Staff Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and permission of the graduate adviser
For graduate students engaged in writing the dissertation for the PhD degree.