Human Biochemistry with an emphasis on metabolism and applications to clinical chemistry and human nutrition. Pertinent organic chemistry will be included. Four credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 102 or 122 and enrollment or intended enrollment in a program of the School of Allied Medical Professions. Autumn Quarter

Chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins; digestion and absorption; elements of nutrition as they relate to dentistry, especially mineral and bone metabolism. Four credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 252. Autumn Quarter

Continuation of 641. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: 641; enrollment in the College of Dentistry. Winter Quarter

The principles of human genetics covering mapping of disease genes, defects causing human disease, the cloning of disease genes, gene therapy and transgenics. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Molecular Genetics 500 or 501 or 606; not open to students with credit for Molecular Genetics 733 or Pathology 733. Cross-listed in Pathology and Molecular Genetics. Spring Quarter

                                                                                  . Two credit hours. Prerequisite: Biochemistry 615 and Chemistry 253, 255, and 521; not open to students with credit for 705, Biochemistry 705 or 762, or Chemistry 762. Cross-listed in Biochemistry and Chemistry. Autumn Quarter

An advanced treatment of the regulation and integration of mammalian biochemical systems. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 253, 255, and 521 and Biochemistry 615; not open to students with credit for Biochemistry 705 or Chemistry 764. Cross-listed in Biochemistry and Chemistry. Spring Quarter

Transgenic and knockout mouse technology and examples of models for genetic diseases with each pattern of inheritance. Prerequisite: Molecular Genetics 701 or IBGP 701. Cross-listed in Integrated Biomedical Science. Spring Quarter

This course will cover all the major areas of microarray technology including theory, target preparation and labeling, manufacturing methods, imaging and data analysis/mining. Prerequisite: Biochemistry 511 or equivalent. Spring Quarter

Qualified students can conduct a minor investigation under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: A previous biochemistry course and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 16 credit hours. This course is graded S/U. All Quarters

Role of Cell surface receptors, cytoplasmic signaling molecules, transcription factors and chromatin remodeling complexes in the regulation of cell growth and in mechanisms causing cancer. Prerequisite: one year graduate biochemistry or permission of the instructor. Winter Quarter

Current concepts of biological signaling pathways and the biochemical defects in these pathways that lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases in humans.  Prerequisite: one year graduate Biochemistry or permission of the instructor. Winter Quarter

Current research on the structure and expression of genes in higher eukaryotes. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Biochemistry 702 or equivalent; not open to students with credit for Biochemistry 781. Repeatable for a maximum of six credit hours. Cross-listed in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. Autumn Quarter

Practical aspects of using X-ray crystallography to determine the three dimensional structures of macromolecules. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: one year of graduate biochemistry or permission of instructor. Summer Quarter

Intensive study of problems in graduate fields of specialization. Cross-listed with Molecular Genetics and Veterinary Biosciences.

Research for thesis or dissertation purposes only. SU, AU, WI, SP Qtrs. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U.