Students participate in one lecture and on laboratory session per week. This course is an introduction to the structural organization and chemical compositions of cells and to fundamental chemical processes carried on inside organelles. Included are enzymatic action, transport across biological membranes, and basic metabolic pathways as they relate to cell structure. The laboratory focuses on current techniques for the isolation and analysis of basic biomolecules and on some practical applications of enzymology. CHEM 352 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II 4 credits This course is an introduction to the biosynthesis of biomolecules, gene expression and control, and recombinant DNA technology.
Students participate in one lecture and one laboratory session per week.
The course is the first of two which focuses on written and oral communication in the styles common to the chemistry and biochemistry fields. Students read and report on current literature of interest, including that presented by invited speakers. This course provides further instruction for writing and presenting ideas and proposals in chemistry and biochemistry. Students prepare and present papers based on experimental data. A project proposal, including a budget, is prepared.