BIOCG 1523: Biochemistry II

Course modules feature human nutrition emphasizing importance of nutrition in health and preventive medicine; human genetics emphasizing the inheritance of selected genetic disorders; cell cycle regulation and molecular basis of cancer emphasizing the molecular and genetic basis of cancer and tumor progression; various types of anemia focusing on causes, lab tests and its related topics. Workshops introduce the biochemical basis of exercising muscle, myocardial infarction, obesity, common clinical laboratory tests and/or illustrate clinical applications of biochemical concepts. Selected workshops feature a modified problem-based learning environment.