Biochemistry and Cell Biology

6 credits

Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - Basic principles and concepts of medical school-level biochemistry and cell biology in a one-semester course. Topics include protein structure and function, mechanisms of enzyme action, nutrition and metabolism, membrane structure, receptor signaling, cell cycle regulation, DNA and RNA structure and function, regulation of gene expression and techniques in molecular medicine. Clinical correlations are provided throughout the course. 6 cr, Fall sem.