BIO/BCH 327 - FROM PROTEIN SEQUENCE TO CELL FUNCTION - STRUCTURE, DISORDER, AND REGULATION

Biological macromolecules provide the foundation for all living systems, with proteins serving an essential role in executing and coordinating cellular processes. This course explores how proteins encode and execute functions across different structural and cellular contexts by covering protein folding, disordered proteins, and protein-protein interactions. Students will explore how protein sequence influences structural heterogeneity and connections to resulting molecular functions that drive emergent cellular processes, including examples in health and disease. The course emphasizes navigating the primary literature and synthesizing materials from multiple sources.

BIO/BCH/NSC 132 - MOLECULES, CELLS, AND SYSTEMS

Students in this course investigate the structure, function and physiology of cells; the properties of biological molecules; information transfer from the level of DNA to cell-cell communication; and cellular energy generation and transfer. The development of multicellular organisms and the physiology of selected organ systems is also explored. In addition to attending lectures, each student participates in discussion sections that focus on data analysis and interpretation while integrating mechanisms across scales.