BIOC Courses

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Data last updated: 2025-04-29 11:45:36.914330

Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
5593	BIOC 650 - 001 Macromolecular Thermodynamics and Binding	MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM	BRIAN KUHLMAN	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	0/20	Seats filled	0/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, CHEM 430. Required preparation, two semesters of physical chemistry or permission of the instructor. Basic molecular models and their use in developing statistical descriptions of macromolecular function. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
5594	BIOC 651 - 001 Macromolecular Interactions and Forces	MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM	QI ZHANG	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	0/20	Seats filled	0/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, CHEM 430. Required preparation, two semesters of physical chemistry or permission of the instructor. Macromolecules as viewed with modern computational methods. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
5595	BIOC 652 - 001 Macromolecular Dynamics	MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Rebecca Berlow	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	0/20	Seats filled	0/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, CHEM 430. Required preparation, two semesters of physical chemistry or permission of the instructor. Stability of macromolecules and their complexes with other molecules. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
5767	BIOC 701 - 001 Critical Analysis in Biochemistry	Mo 12:00PM - 1:30PM	Gaorav Gupta, Brian Button, XIAN CHEN	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	3/12	Seats filled	3/12	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Critical analysis of research papers from departmental seminar series, student presentations, meet seminar speakers, learn about departmental research and current techniques. 2 units.
11217	BIOC 702 - 001 Advanced Topics in Chromatin and Epigenetics	We 9:00AM - 10:30AM	Brian Strahl, Robert McGinty	TBA	1/30	Seats filled	1/30	0/999
Description: Each class covers a unique topic in epigenetics and provide a historical view of the major discoveries that shaped the field with discussions and examinations of current literature. 2 units.
13061	BIOC 703 - 001 Seminars in Chromatin and Epigenetics	Th 12:00PM - 1:00PM	Brian Strahl, Robert McGinty	TBA	0/30	Seats filled	0/30	0/999
Description: Designed to expose students to the broad epigenetic research interests of our large epigenetics focused faculty and expose students to a broad range of epigenetics research techniques. 0.5 units.
6110	BIOC 706 - 001 Biochemistry of Human Disease	TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM	Pengda Liu	TBA	1/30	Seats filled	1/30	0/999
Description: Required preparation, biochemistry. Permission of the instructor. Graduate level, involves lectures, critical readings, and discussions of biochemical aspects of human diseases. Core biochemical principles and cutting edge approaches are considered in the following: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's, cancer, cystic fibrosis, HIV, thrombosis and heart disease, schizophrenia, V(D)J recombination, and neglected diseases. 3 units.
10377	BIOC 710 - 001 Scientific Communication	We 1:00PM - 3:00PM	Brian Button, WOLFGANG BERGMEIER, SASKIA NEHER, Rebecca Berlow	TBA	0/50	Seats filled	0/50	0/999
Description: Scientific communication is designed to help graduate students improve their scientific communication skills through practice and feedback from instructors and peers. The course will cover both written and oral communication. Both topics are covered in recognition of the commonalities in clarity, organization, and delivery shared by successful scientific communication. Course instructors will provide direction on effective organization and delivery of research products, specifically presentations and grant proposals. 2 units.
12911	BIOC 716 - 001 Biophysics Colloquium	We 4:00PM - 5:15PM	BRIAN KUHLMAN	TBA	0/30	Seats filled	0/30	0/999
Description: The biophysics colloquium provides a variety of professional training opportunities to students in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics program. Training and learning activities include career development workshops, alumni panels, research presentations from faculty, discussion on topics in rigor and reproducibility, student conference reports and student practice talks in preparation for oral exams. 0.5 units.