BIOL 403 - Foundations of Structural Biology

Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
Prerequisite: BIOL 300
Study of structure and function of biological macromolecules. Topics include basic structures and properties of macromolecules in biological systems, molecular evolution, conformational changes of macromolecules and their biological implications and techniques used to determine molecular structure of biological macromolecules. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of structural biology in the design and understanding of both biological and chemical pharmaceutics.
A lab fee is required.