GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY I

BIOCHEM 501

Chemistry, nutrition, and metabolism of biological systems.

BIOCHEM 100

Introduction to the discipline of biochemistry, to the UW Biochemistry Department, to some of the research projects the faculty are pursuing, to the University, and to the career options open to an individual with a biochemistry background.

BIOCHEM/CHEM 704

Chemistry and biology of proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates; application of organic chemistry to problems in cell biology, biotechnology, and biomedicine.

BIOCHEM 508

Biosynthesis of biological molecules, signal transduction mechanisms, chemistry and metabolism of nucleic acids, protein synthesis, and molecular and cellular biology.

BIOCHEM 551

Introduction to modern biochemical laboratory techniques and current biochemical literature. Includes student seminar presentations based upon scientific literature that parallels experiments performed in the lab.