Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS I

Department: Biosciences

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): BIOS 301 AND BIOS 352 or permission of instructor

Description: Emphasis on biophysical methods to study conformation and dynamics of biological macromolecules, in particular proteins. Spectroscopic methods (absorption, florescence, linear and circular dichroism), transport processes, sedimentation, light scattering, calorimetry and more. Ligand-protein interactions, chemical kinetics and protein folding will also be covered. Biosciences Group A. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: BIOS 551.