MOL BIO M202

Main Course

Advanced Topics in Cryogenic Electron Microscopy

Description

(Same as Biological Chemistry M202.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Students master advanced topics in membrane protein biology, and learn both theory and practice of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) as emerging technology in structural biology. Cryo-EM methodologies covered include cryotomography, single particle reconstruction, electron crystallography, and microcrystal electron diffraction. Letter grading.