Spring 2027

Molecular Control of Metabolism and Metabolic Disease

Examines physiological effects on metabolic pathways and disease states, covering adipocyte/beta-cell biology, epigenetics, inflammation, and aging.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.62 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.48 GPA, 60.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.22 GPA, 51.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify the mechanisms by which tissues maintain metabolic flexibility.

  • Differentiate between how lipid metabolism regulates carbohydrate metabolism and vice versa.

  • Describe the regulation of lipogenesis.

  • Discuss how hormone secreting endocrine cells in the pancreas sense nutrients to regulate blood glucose.

  • Explain the importance of intracellular lipid cycling for body temperature regulation.

  • Discuss the manner in which mitochondrial metabolism is assessed.

  • Examine hormonal regulation of circadian rhythms.

  • Describe the basis for thermogenesis.

  • Explain the pathways leading to inflammation.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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BIOCHEM 501, 508 or graduate/professional standing

BIOCHEM/NUTRSCI 645

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.62 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.48 GPA, 60.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.22 GPA, 51.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Adipocyte biology, beta-cell biology, epigenetics, inflammation, and aging-related diseases.
  • Lipid-carbohydrate metabolic interactions and the basis for thermogenesis.

Skills

  • Identify tissue metabolic flexibility mechanisms and describe lipogenesis regulation.
  • Discuss pancreatic nutrient sensing for glucose regulation and explain inflammatory pathways.

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