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Bio 200, Spring 2001
Learning Objectives and Class Outlines

1/15/01: Introductions and expectations

1/17/01: What are cells, and what are they made of?

1/19/01: A biochemical approach: elements, molecules, and macromolecules in cells

1/22/01: Macromolecules continued

1/24/01: Protein structure. Intro to thermodynamics

1/26/01: Thermodynamics

1/29/01: Thermodynamics wrap-up and intro to enzyme kinetics

1/31/01: Michaelis-Menten kinetics

2/2/01: Using kinetic equations to analyze experimental data; means of enzyme regulation

2/7/01: Membranes and membrane proteins (postponed from 2/5/01)

2/9/01: Wrap-up and review for Exam #1

2/16/01: Glycolysis

2/19/01: Pyruvate dehydrogenase and the citric acid cycle

2/21/01: Mitochondria and oxidative phosphorylation

2/23/01: Photosynthesis: light-dependent reactions

2/26/01: Photosynthesis part II: light-independent reactions

2/28/01: Photosynthesis wrap-up, and overview of metabolism

3/9/01: Overview of gene expression: the "central dogma"

3/12/01: Transcription

3/14/01: Eukaryotic RNA processing

3/16/01: RNA splicing, and intro to translation

3/19/01: Translation details

3/21/01: Protein processing and transport

3/23/01: Cystic Fibrosis

4/2/01: Gene regulation

4/4/01: DNA replication

4/6/01: Review for exam III

4/13/01: Cancer treatment

4/16/01: Molecular cancer treatment, and intro to HIV-1

4/18/01: The HIV-1 life cycle

4/20/01: HIV-1 gene expression and maturation. Mechanisms of drug resistance.

4/23/01: HIV-1 wrap-up. Human cloning.

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Updated: 21 Apr 01