MICROBIAL AND CELLULAR METABOLOMICS

MICROBIO 626

Course Description

Provides an in-depth exploration of the use of mass spectrometry-based metabolomic approaches for the quantitative investigation of microbial and mammalian cellular metabolic processes. Using recent examples from primary literature, highlights the application of metabolomics, lipidomics, and metabolic flux analysis to diverse areas, including rational engineering of metabolic pathways, microbial biofuel production, discovery and characterization of new biochemical pathways, metabolic interactions within microbial communities, biochemical capabilities of the human gut microbiome, and mammalian cell metabolism.

Prerequisties

(BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151 , BIOCORE 383 , or BIOLOGY/BOTANY 130 ), (CHEM 341 or CHEM 343 ), and (BIOCHEM 301 , BIOCHEM 501 , or BIOCHEM 507 ), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.69

-2.81% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

No change from Historical

A Rate

76.19%

-6.03% from Historical

Class Size

13.51% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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DANIEL AMADOR-NOGUEZ

[email protected]

4.8

Rating

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