PHAR 602 Biochemistry

PHAR 602 is a rigorous course designed to provide pharmacy students with a fundamental understanding of current concepts in biochemistry and molecular biology. This course offers a detailed examination of the structure, function, and metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. This course also focuses on the mechanisms of DNA replication, transcription, translation, DNA repair, mutations, cell cycle, and signal transduction. Techniques used to study biochemistry and molecular  biology are also presented in the context of these major biological processes. Ultimately, this course will helps students understand how biomolecules work to carry out the myriad of tasks in cells and utilize the unifying chemical logic that underlies life in all of its great diversity.