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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

BCH 614 - Medical Biochemistry II

The Medical Biochemistry courses are presented to medical and graduate students in their first year. The courses are divided into the following units: Structural and functional relationships of proteins, Energy generation and storage from carbohydrate metabolism, Energy Generation and storage from lipid metabolism, Nitrogen metabolism, Gene expression and control, and Medical Genetics. These courses emphasize medical aspects to build up the necessary background for future application in other basic sciences and clinical courses. The courses are delivered as recorded lectures with accompanying in-class sessions using the flipped classroom model and small-group discussions of clinical cases. One of the main intentions of the small group discussions is for the medical students to apply the biochemical concepts learned in lectures to understand the molecular basis of disease. On the other hand, Ph.D. students will be required to attend and participate in the discussions of research papers in relevant areas of modern Biochemistry.