BB 332
| BB332 | 3 credits | CRN 25357 | Winter | Ahern | TR 1000-1120 | ALS 4000 |
Prerequisite: Any Biology class
Course content: A synthesis class that introduces students to rapidly evolving medical advances arising from knowledge at the molecular level of cellular processes.
Week 1 Historical Perspectives – Technology & Society
Week 2 The Molecular World: DNA, RNA, Proteins, and Cells
Week 3 From Gene to Protein to Disease
Exam I
Week 4 Mad Cows and Prions – Can Your Own Protein Kill You?
Week 5 The Fat of the Land
Week 6 Oncogenes – Your Own Genes CAN Kill You
Week 7 The Arrays are Coming! The Arrays are Coming!
Exam II
Week 8 The Metheuselah Gene – Do We Really Want Long Life?
Week 9 Curing Genetic Disease – Genomic Considerations
Week 10 Personalized Medicine and the Right to Privacy
Final Exam (Take Home)
Text: Introduction to Molecular Medicine by Dennis W. Ross
Curricular purpose of the course: To provide a broad medical perspective for students in scientific, as well as liberal arts backgrounds.