Bioorganic Chemistry and Advanced Chemical Biology

3 credits · Graduate

Chem 236 is intended for Chemical Biology grad students who previously completed BS or BA degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biology. Undergraduates are welcome to take the course if they have a solid command of the background material. The course will review, reinforce, and build upon organic and biophysical chemistry skills needed for ChemBio research. This will include a review of reaction mechanisms and arrow pushing skills, the chemical reactions of biomolecules, a survey of biochemical structural features, and a discussion of reaction energetics. Following this, contemporary areas of Chemical Biology will be surveyed, including drug design, immunotherapy techniques, CRISPR/Cas9 strategies, drug delivery, and more