Current and Recent Courses

Undergraduate Courses:

• Bioc 4104. Eucaryotic Molecular and Developmental Biology details the cellular and molecular aspects of eukaryotic gene regulation and development. Topics to be covered will include the DNA content and organization of eukaryotes, mechanisms controlling the expression of eukaryotic genetic information at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, and the methodologies used to define these mechanisms. Detailed consideration will be given to the cell-surface events which regulate nuclear gene expression and cell lineage specification. Developmental mechanisms operating in a number of model systems will be discussed.

• Bioc 4210 Research Methodology in Molecular and Cellular Biology examines the structure of model and biological membranes, the molecular interactions between membrane components and the effects of these interactions on the biophysical and functional properties of membranes. Other topics will include the structure-function of specialized membranous systems, such as lipoprotein, lung surfactant, and lipid rafts; membrane lipid composition in biochemical adaptation and function; and the role of membrane proteins in intracellular trafficking, receptor function, enzymatic activity and membrane-related diseases.
• Bioc 4200 Bioenergetics examines topics such as: respiration and electron transport; the functional organization of energy transducing membranes; the structure and function of flavoenzymes, cytochromes, iron-sulfur proteins and quinones; enzyme reduction of oxygen; and, free radicals in biological systems
• Bioc 4102 Current Topics in Bioochemistry is a seminar course in which faculty and students will discuss topics of current interest in the biochemical literature.

Graduate Courses:

• Bioc 6590 Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology