Courses
Undergraduate Courses |
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| Course No. | Course Title and Description | Offered | Credits | Restrictions |
| BMB 101 | "Frontiers in Biochemistry" BMB faculty present descriptions of their research programs and goals. |
Fall | 1 | Not open to students with credit in BMB 100. Open only to freshmen or sophomores. |
| BMB 200 | "Introduction to Biochemistry" Basic structures of major classes of biologically important molecules and metabolic activities of major importance in living organisms. |
Fall | 4 | Prerequisite: CEM 143 Not open to students with credit in BMB 401 or BMB 461. Not for BMB majors. |
BMB 401 Spring BMB 401 Summer Online |
"Basic Biochemistry" Structure and function of major biomolecules, metabolism and regulation. Examples emphasize the mammalian organism. |
Spring Summer |
4 | Prerequisite: CEM 252 or CEM 352. Not open to students in the Biochemistry or Biochemistry/Biotechnology major. Not open to students with credit in BMB 461. |
BMB 461 Fall/Spring BMB 461 Summer Online |
"Biochemistry I" Protein structure and function, enzymology, bioenergetics and intermediary metabolism. |
Fall/Spring Summer |
3 | Prerequisites: CEM 252 or CEM 352 or concurrently, BS 110 or LBS 144, BS111/111L or LBS 145 or LBS 159H, and MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LBS 118. Not open to students with credit in BMB 401 |
| BMB 462 | "Biochemistry II" Continuation of BMB 461 with emphasis on metabolic regulation and nucleic acid structure, replication and protein synthesis |
Fall/Spring | 3 | Prerequisite: BMB 461 For BMB majors. |
| BMB 471-web site Syllabus |
"Biochemistry Laboratory I" Biochemical methods and principles used in the study of enzymes (proteins), carbohydrates, lipids and cell organelles. |
Spring | 3 | Prerequisites: BMB 461 and BS 110 or LBS 144 and BS 111/111L or LBS 145 or LBS 158H or LBS 159H and CEM 262 or CEM 356 and MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LBS 118 and CSE 101 and completion of Tier I writing requirements. For BMB majors. |
| BMB 472-web site Syllabus |
"Biochemistry Laboratory II" Methods of molecular biology and the underlying principles on which these methods are based. |
Fall | 3 | Prerequisite: BMB 462 and CEM 262. Open only to Biochemistry or Biochemistry/Biotechnology majors or approval of the department. |
| BMB 490 | "Biochemistry Research" Participation in a laboratory or library research project by arrangement with a BMB faculty member. |
Fall Spring Summer |
1-4 | Approval of department. A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course. Total credits in BMB 490 and BMB 499 may not exceed 8. |
| BMB 495 Syllabus |
"Undergraduate Seminar" Extension and synthesis of concepts of biochemistry. Relationships to societal issues. |
Spring | 2 | Prerequisite: BMB 462 or concurrently. Open only to students in BMB or Biochemistry/Biotechnology majors. |
| BMB 499 | "Senior Thesis" Laboratory research culminating in a thesis |
Fall Spring Summer |
1-8 | Approval of the department. A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course. Open only to students in the BMB or Biochemistry/Biotechnology majors. Total credits in BMB 490 and BMB 499 may not exceed 8. |
| BMB 514 Sample exams |
"Medical Biochemistry" Basic biochemical principles and terminology; metabolism and function of biomolecules of importance in medical biology and human pathophysiology. |
Fall | 3 | Not open to students with credit in BMB 521. Restricted to students enrolled in M.D.(CHM) or D.O.(COM) programs. |
| BMB526 Practice Questions |
"Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics" Basic principles of human medical genetics; storage and expression of genetic information; transmission of genetic information to progeny. |
Fall | 2 | Not open to students with credit in PHD 523. Restricted to students enrolled in M.D.(CHM) or D.O.(COM) programs. |
| BMB 534 | "Cell Biology and Physiology I" Modern concepts of cell biology as a basis for understanding the physiology of human tissues and organ systems in health and disease. |
Fall | 3 | Restricted to students enrolled in M.D.(CHM) or D.O.(COM) programs. |
| BMB 535 | "Cell Biology and Physiology II" Modern concepts of cell biology as a basis for understanding the physiology of human tissues and organ systems in health and disease. Continuation of PSL 534. |
Spring | 4 | Restricted to students enrolled in M.D.(CHM) or D.O.(COM) programs. |
Graduate Courses |
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| Course No. | Course Title and Description | Offered | Credits | Recommended Background |
| BMB 801 | "Molecular Biology" Organization of genes. Regulation of gene expression, replication, and recombination.. |
Fall | 3 | BMB 462, CEM 383 |
| BMB 802 | "Advanced Metabolism and its Regulation" Advanced treatment of major regulatory mechanisms of metabolism particularly in the context of signal transduction. |
Spring | 3 | BMB 801 |
| BMB 803 | "Protein Structure and Function" Protein structure and relationship of function to structure. Applications of kinetic methods to elucidation of enzyme mechanisms and regulation. |
Fall | 2 | BMB 462, CEM 383 |
| BMB 804 Part 1(2007) Part 2 |
"Biochemical Mechanisms and Structure" Structures, methods of structural analysis, synthesis, and reaction mechanisms of biological substances including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, porphyrins, phosphate esters, enzymes, and coenzymes. |
Spring | 3 | BMB 462 or concurrently and CEM 383 or concurrrently. |
| BMB 825 | "Cell Structure and Function" Molecular basis of structure and function. Cell properties: reproduction, dynamic organization, integration, programmed and integrative information transfer. Original investigations in all five kingsdoms. |
Spring | 3 | BMB 401 or BMB 461. |
| BMB 829 | "Methods of Macromolecular Analysis and Synthesis" Techniques of isolation and characterization of macromolecules. Computer use in structure-function analysis of macromolecules. |
Fall | 2 | BMB 462 or concurrently. |
| BMB 855 | "Special Problems" Laboratory or library research on special problems in biochemistry. |
Fall Spring Summer |
1-4 | Approval of department. |
| BMB 856 | "Plant Molecular Biology" Recent advances in genetics and molecular biology of higher plants. |
Spring | 3 | ZOL 341 recommended |
| BMB 864 | "Plant Biochemistry" Biochemistry unique to photosynthetic organisms. Photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport, nitrogen fixation, carbon dioxide fixation, lipid metabolism, carbon partitioning, cell walls, biosynthesis of plant hormones. |
Spring | 3 | BMB 401 or BMB 462 |
| BMB 888 | "Laboratory Rotation" Participation in research laboratories to learn experimental techniques and approaches, broaden research experience, and assess research interests prior to selecting a thesis or dissertation advisor. |
Fall Spring Summer |
1-4 | Open only to graduate students in Biochemistry. A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. |
| BMB 899 | "Master's Thesis Research" | Fall Spring Summer |
1-12 | Open only to master's students in Biochemistry A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course. |
| BMB 960 Sect 001 Sect 002 Sect 003 |
"Selected Topics in Biochemistry I" Contemporary biochemical research topics in such areas as biochemical genetics, biochemistry of development, biochemical evolution, complex proteins, or lipid metabolism. |
Fall Spring |
1-2 | Open only to graduate students in Biochemistry or approval of department. A student may earn a maximum of 7 credits in all enrollments for this course. |
| BMB 961 Sect 001 Sect 003 |
"Selected Topics in Biochemistry II" Contemporary biochemical research topics in such areas as bioenergetics, bioinstrumentation, complex carbohydrates, mass spectrometry, biomolecular spectroscopy or computer-based modeling and analysis of DNA and protein sequences and structures. |
Fall Spring |
1-3 | Open only to graduate students in Biochemistry or approval of department. A student may earn a maximum of 7 credits in all enrollments for this course. |
| BMB 978 | "Seminar in Biochemistry" Seminars on biochemistry research mainly with visiting scientists. |
Fall Spring |
1 | Open only to graduate students in Biochemistry. A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments of this course |
| BMB 999 | "Doctoral Dissertation Research" | Fall Spring Summer |
1-24 | Open only to doctoral students in Biochemistry. A student may earn a maximum of 120 credits in all enrollments of this course |