601. Medical Molecular Biology. (3-0). Credit 3.

Application of recombinant DNA techniques to the diagnosis and study of human genetic and transmissible diseases; molecular biology as applied to the study of human pathogens and to the function of the human immune system. Prerequisite: MBCH 913 or equivalent or approval of instructor.

604. Developmental and Cellular Biochemistry. (3-0). Credit 3.

Basic structure and function of eukaryotic cells with special emphasis on biochemical communication between internal cell compartments and between cells and their environment; molecular basis of differentiation; oncogenes and disorders of differentiation in humans. Prerequisite: MBCH 911 or approval of instructor.

625. Nucleic Acid--Protein Interactions. (1-0). Credit 1.

Mechanisms of nucleic acid-protein interactions involved in fundamental biochemical processes such as DNA replication and rearrangement, transposition, transcription, RNA splicing and translation; original research articles presented focusing on experimental approaches, interpretation of results and overall significance. Course may be taken 8 times for credit. Prerequisites: BICH 431 or GENE 431 or equivalent; approval of instructor. Cross-listed with BICH 625.

671. Macromolecular Folding and Design. (1-0) Credit 1.

Oral presentations and discussions in the general area of biomolecular structure, folding, function and design. May be taken 12 times. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Cross-listed with BICH 671 and CHEM 671.

672. Biological Membranes. (1-0). Credit 1.

Seminar-based course examining recent discoveries in the structure, function and assembly of biological membranes; oral presentation by students on current literature in molecular biology and biochemistry. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Cross-listed with BICH 672.

911. Medical Biochemistry and Nutrition: Macromolecules, Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics. Credit 5.

Properties and metabolism of proteins; introduction to the metabolic basis of inherited disease. Prerequisite: Admission to the medical curriculum or approval of department head.

913. Medical Genetics. Credit 5.

Properties and metabolism of DNA and RNA; fundamentals of medical genetics, including diseases resulting from inborn errors of metabolism, chromosomal abnormalities, human gene mapping; applications of recombinant DNA technology to problems of human genetics. Prerequisite: MBCH 911.