The academic year at UCI is divided into 10-week quarters, with formal classes scheduled during the fall, winter and spring quarters. During the first year of the Ph.D. program, all students in the combined MBGB program take four one-quarter classes that cover a core of molecular and cellular biology. In addition, students participating in the Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics Track are expected to take three elective courses from selected menu during their graduate career. A biochemical, biophysical and molecular view of cell biology. Topics include the biochemistry and biophysical properties of membranes, membrane proteins, and associated molecules, the extracellular matrix, biological signal transduction, and intracellular second messenger generation.
Lectures are from current research literature.
The structure and properties of nucleic acids. The fundamentals of nucleic acid hybridization and recombinant DNA methodology. The structure and properties of proteins. Enzymes and their kinetic properties. Mechanisms of the biosynthesis of proteins.