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CHM 560 Topics in
Biochemistry |
| Course Description:
In this graduate course we study and discuss the biochemical
research of some recent Nobel prize winners. Topics have been
chosen to supplement and extend material presented in
lower-level biochemistry courses. The objectives of this course
are three-fold: (i) to learn the scientific concepts behind the
Nobel prize work, (ii) to gain experience in reading the primary
scientific literature, and (iii) to gain experience in
communicating science, through discussion, presentation and
technical writing. |
| Syllabus |
| Next Offering:
n/a |
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CHM 565 Chemical
Toxicology |
| Course Description:
Toxicology is the study of the adverse
effects of xenobiotics on living systems. Toxicologists seek to
understand molecular mechanisms of toxicants so a population’s
risk from exposure may be assessed. This introductory graduate
course covers basic principles and mechanisms of toxicology on a
subcellular and systemic level.
Through this course students gain knowledge of
the molecular mechanisms of toxic species, gain experience in
formal presentations and are introduced to current research
areas in chemical toxicology. |
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Syllabus from
previous offering |
| Next Offering: Spring
2008 |
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CHM 566 Chemical and
Molecular Biology of Cancer |
| Course Description:
This course
covers the mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics of cancer,
including the definition and molecular basis of cancer as a
disease state, components of the regulatory machinery through
which cell division is controlled, and processes though which
these mechanisms fail. The course also provides insight into
how molecular knowledge of these processes is being applied to
develop new therapeutic strategies. |
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Draft Syllabus |
| Next Offering: Spring
2007 |
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