MOL BIO 254A

Main Course

Concepts in Molecular Biosciences

Description

Lecture, four hours; discussion, four hours (five weeks). Limited to human genetics and molecular biology graduate students. Covers four basic experimental approaches of biochemistry and molecular biology in context of various specific topics, including (1) structural biology, with protein and nucleic acid structure and molecular recognition, (2) use of cell-free and purified in vitro systems to dissect reaction mechanisms, (3) biochemical approaches to dissecting complex reactions/pathways in cells, and (4) enzymology and protein chemistry. Letter grading.