The objective of this course is to improve students’ presentation skills. This course also serves as a core course for the chemistry graduate students. Fall 2009

The objective of this course is to improve students’ scientific reporting, writing, critical thinking, and presentation skills, and to expose them to interdisciplinary research conducted by distinguished professionals from across the disciplines. This course also serves as a core course for the chemistry graduate students. Fall 2009.

Spring 2009

Spring 2009

Spring 2009

Fall 2008

Special Topics in Protein Chemistry. Structural Biology. Fall 2008
Proteins adopt precise architectures in order to perform their task in the cell. Understanding how proteins fold into a specific 3D shape helps to decipher the complex mechanisms regulating protein function. This course will cover all aspects of the structure and function of proteins, the techniques used in structural biology and applications in basic and biomedical research. The structural biology component will comprise structure prediction and modeling, folding, and experimental methods including electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, x-ray crystallography and small-angle x-ray scattering. The biology component will include topics on enzyme kinetics and mechanisms, drug design, and cellular signaling pathways relevant to health and disease. Special case studies will be discussed to highlight the relationship between structure and function and to address the key role of structural biology for rational drug design. This course will provide basic understanding of structural biology methods and their applications to solve specific problems in biology.