BIOL 526 - Molecular Biology

Three hours.
3 Credits

This is lecture course will provide students with the theoretical basis for appreciating and understanding the basic principles and methodologies of modern molecular biology through lectures and discussions of the current scientific literature and textbook assignments on selected topics in molecular biology. The course is designed to integrate basic concepts of molecular biology with fundamental topics in other areas of cellular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and molecular genetics. Special emphasis will be given to topics covering the following themes: structure and properties of nucleic acids; DNA replication, repair, and recombination; molecular biology of gene expression and its regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; protein structure and translational control; and molecular biotechnology with an emphasis on recombinant DNA technology, protein engineering, vaccines and therapeutics, immunodiagnostics, and genetic engineering of mammalian and plant organisms.