CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Biochemistry or Chemistry graduate program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Be able to describe the chemical basis for replication, transcription, translation and how each of these central processes can be expanded to include new chemical matter. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop skills to critically read the literature and effectively communicate research in a peer setting. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the substance and importance of chemical biology research in the format of a cover letter to a journal editor, and an original figure. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate knowledge of chemical biology by designing an original research project that focuses on answering a biological question or solving a biomedical problem. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Be able to describe the chemical basis for replication, transcription, translation and how each of these central processes can be expanded to include new chemical matter. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop skills to critically read the literature and effectively communicate research in a peer setting. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the substance and importance of chemical biology research in the format of a cover letter to a journal editor, and an original figure. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate knowledge of chemical biology by designing an original research project that focuses on answering a biological question or solving a biomedical problem. Audience: Graduate