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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2023
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BIOS 481 001 (CRN: 15264)
MOLECULAR CELLULAR BIOPHYSICS
Long Title: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOPHYSICS
Department: Biosciences
Instructor: Lavery, Laura
Meeting: 9:00AM - 9:50AM MWF (21-AUG-2023 - 1-DEC-2023)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: BIOS 301 OR BIOS 352
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 3
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 30
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 12-SEP-2024 6:33AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
7-DEC-2023
2:00PM - 5:00PM R
Description: Focus on background principles of common biophysical methods used to uncover the structure and function of biological macromolecules and assemblies, and how this information can be used to describe biological mechanisms that impact animal physiology. Topics covered include spectroscopic methods (ex. absorption, fluorescence, circular dichroism, EPR, NMR), transport processes, sedimentation, calorimetry, mass spectrometry, crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, ligand-protein interactions, protein folding, single molecule detection, and functional genomics. Biological examples will be used to demonstrate merits and complementarity in each of the biophysical methods, with applications in vitro and in intact cellular systems. Specific emphasis will be given to mechanism in the nervous system. Cross-list: BIOS 551.