The biosynthesis and chemistry of complex glycoprotein, glycolipid, and proteoglycan structures will be discussed. Biochemical Toxicology and Carcinogenesis. Three lectures per week. Molecular Aspects of Cancer Research. A focused series of seminars and discussions to explore the molecular basis of cancer.
Seminars rely heavily on extramural speakers with recognized expertise in selected research areas.
Discussion sections led by a faculty member follow each series of three to four seminars. A multidisciplinary approach to the study of reproductive biology. Lectures cover the structure, function, and hormonal regulation of the male and female reproductive tracts, oogenesis, spermatogenesis, sperm maturation, capacitation, implantation, fertilization, development, sexual differentiation, the onset of puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and parturition, techniques of assisted fertilization, and contraception. While emphasis is on human reproduction, experimental results from animal studies are also used, when appropriate, to illustrate particular phenomena. Graduate Seminar in Molecular Biophysics.