Cell Biology and Biochemistry

The aim of this basic core course is to provide students a decent background in cell biology and biochenmistry. The major focus is to a) cover most important concepts in cell biology like structure and functions of cell, proteins, and signal transduction mechanisms b) cover biological thermodynamics, enzyme kinetics and metabolism and finally c) solve qualitative and quantitative problems.

1. Students are able to identify stereochemical molecules, describe reaction mechanisms, and write empirical equations for weak forces and time scales in biology.
2. Students are able to write thermodynamics equations for chemical reactions, write Michealis-Menten kinetic equation, and solve it in MATLAB.
3. Students are able to model metabolic reactions and signaling networks using the laws of mass action kinetics.