Throughout the year, students will have opportunities
to participate in individual or group research projects
on a variety of topics.
These projects will change from year to year, but some long projects may be
continued over several years.
Student research will take place side by
side with the advanced course work listed below.
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Cellular physiology and biochemistry (Purves ch.2,3)
Molecular structure of carbohydrates
Molecular structure of lipids
Amino acids
Proteins. Primary, secondary, tertiary, and
quaternary structure.
Synthesis and degradation of proteins
Enzymes and their function
Carbohydrate metabolism: glycolysis, etc. (Purves ch.7)
Carbohydrate metabolism: Krebs cycle
Lipid degradation
Lipid biosynthesis
Structure of vitamins
Amino acid metabolism
Amino acid biosynthesis
Nucleic acid structure and degradation
Nucleic acid synthesis
CELL PHYSIOLOGY
Membrane structure (Purves ch.5)
Transport across membranes
Traffic within cells
Cellular contraction and movement
Cellular signaling and second messengers (Purves ch.15,18)
