Coursemaster:

Enrico Di Cera
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
2915 South Building
362-4185
e-mail: enrico@wustl.edu

Place: Biochemistry Seminar Room - McDonnell Science 264
Time: TTh 9:00-10:00 AM
First Class: January 13, 2009

This course offers a broad overview of molecular mechanisms of disease. Areas of focus include blood coagulation, inflammation, immune response, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Basic aspects of ligand binding, enzyme kinetics, and molecular recognition are reviewed to introduce essential knowledge for the analysis of protein-protein interactions relevant to biological systems. State-of-the-art lectures on specific examples of molecular mechanisms of disease are delivered by world experts in each field. The course is targeted to students interested in a direct connection between quantitative biochemistry and medically relevant systems. Credit Units: 2