CHEM-362 Structural Biology

Through student-led discussions and presentations, this course will explore the literature describing experimentally-determined structures of biological macromolecules. While the course will focus on the biochemical principles gleaned from structural studies, students will also learn about structural biology techniques and how to determine the quality of published data. Structures will be selected from both modern biochemical problems (e.g. COVID-19 protease/antiviral design, CRISPR assembly) and historically important structures (e.g DNA/RNA polymerase, ribosome).

Maximum Enrollment

Seminar (12)

(Seminar, Speaking Intensive.)

Credits

0.5

Prerequisite

CHEM-270

Offered

Fall

Notes

Half-credit course