Results for BIO 83: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Introduction to the molecular and biochemical basis of life. Lecture topics include the structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates, energy metabolism, signal transduction, epigenetics and DNA repair. The course will also consider how defects in these processes cause disease. Preliminary syllabus will be posted by Sep 1st on Stanford Syllabus. If you are on the waitlist, we will contact you during the first week of the quarter when we will have more information about your prospects for joining the course. Contact Waheeda Khalfan (wkhalfan@stanford.edu) for logistical questions. Prerequisites: None.Please only enroll in the lecture section (section 01) on Axess. Discussion section enrollment will be handled on Canvas. As long as you sign up for the lecture section on Axess, you will receive an e-mail a week before classes begin to guide you on how to sign up for a section on Canvas.

Introduction to microbiology, with emphasis on bacteria. Topics include the cell structure of microorganisms, gene regulation, bacterial genetics, bacterial evolution and diversity, bacterial development, interaction and communication, bacterial chemotaxis and motility, microbiomes, infectious diseases, bacterial pathogenesis, host defense systems, and viruses. Strongly recommended: molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics or cell biology courses (e.g. BIO 82, 83 or 86).

To survive, grow, and reproduce, organisms coordinate different molecular processes so they can use available resources and cope with environmental conditions. This laboratory course explores molecular and cellular integration in bacteria. Experiments include the quantification of growth, mutational screens and mutant analysis, gene cloning, and measuring/engineering gene-expression. These "wet lab" approaches will be combined with "dry lab" approaches to analyze experimental findings and explore further the link between molecular processes, cell-physiology, and ecology. Prerequisite: MATH 51 or MATH 19, 20,21. Recommended: microbiology (e.g. BIO 62 or 162) and molecular biology/biochemistry/genetics courses (e.g. BIO 82 or 83). Enrollment via Application: https://forms.gle/etRHRhhaRJxUMyNW9

For advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students. Critical reading of research literature in prokaryotic genetics and molecular biology. Classic and foundational papers in pathogenesis, bacterial and phage genetics, and molecular biology; recent literature on gene regulation. Diverse experimental approaches: biochemistry, genomics, pathogenesis, and cell biology. Prerequisites: undergraduates must have taken BIO 82 (Genetics) and BIO 83 (Biochemistry). Also recommended: BIO 111, BIO 120, CEE 274. Undergraduate enrollment is limited to Biology or Bioengineering majors in junior or senior year. Co-term or Ph.D. students in basic life sciences departments such as Biology, Bioengineering, and Genetics may enroll in BIO 278 for graduate credit. Enrollment by permission of professor, apply at https://forms.gle/fnBTL58QE8H5H22X8.

To survive, grow, and reproduce, organisms coordinate different molecular processes so they can use available resources and cope with environmental conditions. This laboratory course explores molecular and cellular integration in bacteria. Experiments include the quantification of growth, mutational screens and mutant analysis, gene cloning, and measuring/engineering gene-expression. These "wet lab" approaches will be combined with "dry lab" approaches to analyze experimental findings and explore further the link between molecular processes, cell-physiology, and ecology. Prerequisite: MATH 51 or MATH 19, 20,21. Recommended: microbiology (e.g. BIO 62 or 162) and molecular biology/biochemistry/genetics courses (e.g. BIO 82 or 83). Enrollment via Application: https://forms.gle/etRHRhhaRJxUMyNW9

Mechanisms of immune responses in health and disease. Innate and adaptive immunity; development of the immune system; molecular biology, structure, and function of antibodies and T-cell receptors; cellular basis and regulation of immune responses; infectious diseases and vaccines; allergy, inflammation, and autoimmunity. COVID-19 will be featured as a major example. Lectures and discussion in class and in sections. For upper class undergraduate and graduate students who have not had an introductory immunology course. Prerequisites for undergraduates: Biology Core, Human Biology Core, or BIO 83 and 86, or consent of instructor. For graduate students: College-level molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology, or consent of instructor.

For advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students. Critical reading of research literature in prokaryotic genetics and molecular biology. Classic and foundational papers in pathogenesis, bacterial and phage genetics, and molecular biology; recent literature on gene regulation. Diverse experimental approaches: biochemistry, genomics, pathogenesis, and cell biology. Prerequisites: undergraduates must have taken BIO 82 (Genetics) and BIO 83 (Biochemistry). Also recommended: BIO 111, BIO 120, CEE 274. Undergraduate enrollment is limited to Biology or Bioengineering majors in junior or senior year. Co-term or Ph.D. students in basic life sciences departments such as Biology, Bioengineering, and Genetics may enroll in BIO 278 for graduate credit. Enrollment by permission of professor, apply at https://forms.gle/fnBTL58QE8H5H22X8.

Mechanisms of immune responses in health and disease. Innate and adaptive immunity; development of the immune system; molecular biology, structure, and function of antibodies and T-cell receptors; cellular basis and regulation of immune responses; infectious diseases and vaccines; allergy, inflammation, and autoimmunity. COVID-19 will be featured as a major example. Lectures and discussion in class and in sections. For upper class undergraduate and graduate students who have not had an introductory immunology course. Prerequisites for undergraduates: Biology Core, Human Biology Core, or BIO 83 and 86, or consent of instructor. For graduate students: College-level molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology, or consent of instructor.

Mechanisms of immune responses in health and disease. Innate and adaptive immunity; development of the immune system; molecular biology, structure, and function of antibodies and T-cell receptors; cellular basis and regulation of immune responses; infectious diseases and vaccines; allergy, inflammation, and autoimmunity. COVID-19 will be featured as a major example. Lectures and discussion in class and in sections. For upper class undergraduate and graduate students who have not had an introductory immunology course. Prerequisites for undergraduates: Biology Core, Human Biology Core, or BIO 83 and 86, or consent of instructor. For graduate students: College-level molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology, or consent of instructor.