FROM ATOMS TO MOLECULES
Topics covered include protein structure and folding, protein dynamics, biological catalysis, membrane structure and assembly, nucleic acid structure and folding, and bioenergetics. Each topic includes discussion of the primary literature, hypothesis generation, experimental design, data, analysis and interpretation underlying the facts in the textbook. Supports transition from undergraduate consumers of knowledge to graduate students and future independent scientists who will discover and add new knowledge.
Topics
- protein structure and folding
- protein dynamics
- biological catalysis
- membrane structure and assembly
- nucleic acid structure and folding
- and bioenergetics
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Biochemistry PhD program Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the chemical principles underlying the structure, dynamics, interaction, and function of biological molecules Audience: Graduate 2. Design experiments to test a particular hypothesis using various techniques Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze, interpret, test, and share experimental data Audience: Graduate 4. Understand how biochemical principles are derived from primary experimental data and practice developing broader biochemical insights from experimental data Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the chemical principles underlying the structure, dynamics, interaction, and function of biological molecules Audience: Graduate 2. Design experiments to test a particular hypothesis using various techniques Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze, interpret, test, and share experimental data Audience: Graduate 4. Understand how biochemical principles are derived from primary experimental data and practice developing broader biochemical insights from experimental data Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027