Fall and spring, minimum 2 credits each semester, variable ABCF grading BSB 512 Introduction to Structural Biology Theoretical principles and experimental methods used in the study of proteins and nucleic acids, e.g. optical spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, and diffraction. I Several topics in modern biochemistry are treated at an advanced level. Topics covered include protein structure, methods of peptide and protein analysis and purification, enzyme kinetics and mechanisms, and enzyme regulation. A weekly series of talks and discussions by visiting scientists in which current research and thinking in various aspects of biochemistry and structural biology will be presented. This course is required of all students every semester in which they are registered in the Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology, and attendance is mandatory.
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Required of all students every semester in which they are registered in the Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Structural Biology. Attendance is mandatory. Visitors are welcome. BSB 699 Dissertation Research Original investigations undertaken as part of the Ph.D. program under supervision of a research committee.