Biochemistry Research Track
Faculty in the Biochemistry Track seek to understand the chemical and mechanistic aspects of important biological processes. Participating laboratories employ diverse experimental approaches to address the following:
- Enzyme reaction mechanisms
- Protein folding, biosynthesis and design
- Protein transport and trafficking
- Organelle biosynthesis
- Membrane fission and fusion
- DNA and RNA enzymology (e.g. DNA repair, RNAi)
- Proteolysis and quality control pathways
- Nutrient sensing and metabolic regulation
- Metabolic disorders
Biochemistry Research Track Courses
- Metabolic Regulation
- Advanced Biochemistry (Protein folding, Binding, etc)
- Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Below is a sample list of past electives taken by BCP first-year students:
CHEM 6740 Bioanalytical Chemistry
PH TX 7500 Macromolecular Therapeutics & Drug Delivery
PATH 6410 Molecular Virology
MBIOL 6480 Cell Biology I
PATH 7310 Host Pathogen Interactions
ONCSC 6500 Clinical & Molecular Cancer Biology