Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Courses (BMB)

The following courses are offered for graduate credit. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses .

5010 General Biochemistry Lectures. Cr. 2

Prereq: CHM 1020 or equiv.; organic chemistry strongly recommended. Structural biochemistry; metabolism of carbohydrates; lipids, proteins and nucleic acids; molecular biology. (F)

7010 General Biochemistry Lecture. Cr. 4

Prereq: organic chemistry. Introduction to biochemistry: structure of biological molecules, enzymes, bioenergetics, intermediary metabolism. Biosynthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins. (F)

7020 Biochemistry Laboratory Rotation. Cr. 3

Research projects with various faculty. (T)

7320 Protein Structure and Function. Cr. 3

Prereq: BMB 7010 or equiv. Structure, function, and design of proteins: architecture, function, regulation, assembly and evolution of proteins and protein complexes; theory and technics of kinetic analysis; newer technics of protein design and engineering. (W)

7330 Advanced Molecular Biology. Cr. 2

Prereq. or coreq: BMB 7010. Modern topics in biochemistry, including nucleic acid dynamics, genomic structure, DNA replication and repair, transcription, RNA processing, translation and protein synthesis. (W)

7670 Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory. Cr. 2-10

Advanced laboratory techniques as applied to investigations of biological materials. (T)

7890 Journal Club. Cr. 1 (Max. 6)

Prereq: BMB 7010 or equiv. Student presentations of papers from recent biochemistry literature; recommended for graduate students in biochemistry only. (F,W)

7996 Research. Cr. 1-15 (Max. 30)

(T)

8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction. Cr. 1-8 (8 req.)

(T)

9990 Pre-Doctoral Candidacy Research. Cr. 1-8 (Max. 10)

Prereq: consent of department. For Ph.D. program applicants. Offered for S and U grades only. Research in preparation for doctoral dissertation. (T)

9991 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; Ph.D. candidate in department. Required in academic-year semester following advancement to Ph.D. candidacy. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9992 Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; BMB 9991. Required in academic-year semester following BMB 9991. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9993 Doctoral Candidate Status III: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; BMB 9992. Required in academic-year semester following BMB 9992. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9994 Doctoral Candidate Status IV: Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 7.5

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; BMB 9993. Required in academic-year semester following BMB 9993. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9995 Candidate Maintenance Status: Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction. Cr. 0

Prereq: consent of dissertation adviser; completion of 30 credits in BMB 9999, or 9991-9994. Offered for S and U grades only. (T)

9999 Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction.
Cr. 1-16 (30 req.)

Offered for S and U grades only. (T)