Advanced DNA Science

Graduate

An advanced lecture and seminar course dealing with DNA science. The lectures cover the biochemistry of DNA and RNA at the molecular levels, the current research topics and their implications for the future research. The course also contains a seminar component in which a number of selected topics will be discussed and presented by and among participants. (Prerequisites: consent of instructor.) (2 lecture hours a week.) BIOC-8684: Cell death, diseases, and Natural Health Products This course will cover a detailed biochemical study of physiological (apoptosis and autophagy) and pathological (necrotic) cell death in mammalian systems, and how these cellular processes play important role during the development of various diseases, including viral infection, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and cancers. It will also present and discuss various preventative 248 Winter 2027 Academic Calendar and therapeutic developments and practices using natural health products and purified natural compounds that specifically target biochemical pathways of cell death.(3 lecture hours per week). CHEMISTRY (CHEM-)