Applied Structural Biology

1 credits · Graduate Programs

Students will learn how to describe structures of biological macromolecules and explain the most commonly occurring methods for determination and analysis of the three-dimensional structure of biomolecules. Provides an overview of biophysical and structural methods used to study the regulation and function of biomolecules, tutorials on commonly available structural visualization software and resources and how structure-guided drug design is being used for pre-clinical drug discovery. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the course co-ordinator. Preference will be given to those in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate program.