BIOC Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
12697	BIOC 631 - 001 Advanced Molecular Biology	MoWeFr 9:00AM - 10:00AM	DALE RAMSDEN, Brian Strahl	TBA	6/20	Seats filled	6/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOL 202, or BIOL 220, or CHEM 430, and permission of the course director. This course explores cutting edge research in molecular biology -- the investigation at molecule-scale of the mechanisms behind life. We briefly review core-principles in molecular biology, then investigate more recent research that extends or overturns these core principles. 4 units.
7016	BIOC 662 - 001 Macromolecular Interactions	MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM	ASHUTOSH TRIPATHY	Mary Ellen Jones-Rm 3116	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOC 650, 651, and 652; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Theory and practice of biophysical methods used in the study of interactions between macromolecules and their ligands, including surface plasmon resonance, analytical ultracentrifugation, and calorimetry. 1 units.
15412	BIOC 663A - 001 Macromolecular NMR	MoWeFr 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Sharon Campbell, QI ZHANG	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	11/17	Seats filled	11/17	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOC 650, 651, and 652; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Principles and practice of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: applications to biological macromolecule structure and dynamics in solution. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
10807	BIOC 666 - 001 X Ray Crystallography of Macromolecules	MoWeFr 9:05AM - 9:55AM	HENGMING KE	Marsico Hall-Rm 2004	1/15	Seats filled	1/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOC 650, 651, and 652; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. Principles of protein crystallography, characterization of crystals, theory of diffraction, phasing of macromolecular crystals and structure refinement. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
7017	BIOC 667 - 001 Macromolecular Crystallographic Methods	WeFr 1:25PM - 2:40PM	NATHAN NICELY, Chrystal Starbird	Medical School Wing-Rm 0124	11/14	Seats filled	11/14	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. A combined lecture/laboratory workshop for serious students of protein crystallography. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 2 units.
15302	BIOC 669 - 001 Macromolecular Crystallographic Methods II	MoWe 1:25PM - 3:20PM	Stuart Endo-Streeter	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 2007	4/15	Seats filled	4/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, BIOC 666 or BIOC 675. A combined lecture/laboratory workshop for serious students of protein crystallography or cryo-electron microscopy, addressing experimental model building, refinement, and analysis. Course intended primarily for graduate students. BIOC 667 is recommended for crystallography students. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. 2 units.
7018	BIOC 670 - 001 Structural Bioinformatics	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Konstantin Popov	Marsico Hall-Rm 2004	11/20	Seats filled	11/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOC 650, 651, and 652; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. A combined lecture/computer lab course introducing the methods and principles of biological data management as this relates to macromolecular sequence analysis. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
7019	BIOC 673 - 001 Proteomics, Protein Identification and Characterization by Mass Spectrometry	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	XIAN CHEN	Mary Ellen Jones-Rm 3102	6/15	Seats filled	6/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, BIOC 650, 651, and 652, or one semester of physical chemistry; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisites. A lecture module that introduces students to mass spectrometry-based proteomics in new biology discovery and precision medicine. Course intended primarily for graduate students. 1 units.
8952	BIOC 675 - 001 Fundamentals of Cryo-Electron Microscopy	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Rick Baker	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	3/15	Seats filled	3/15	0/999
Description: This course will provide a survey of biological applications of cryo-EM, with a particular emphasis on single particle techniques used to determine high-resolution structures of macromolecules. Students will have a basic understanding of cryo-EM theory, the methodology for creating samples and collecting data, and strategies for reconstructing 3D models of macromolecules. Course previously offered as BIOC 708. 1 units.
12664	BIOC 703 - 001 Seminars in Chromatin and Epigenetics	Th 12:00PM - 1:00PM	Brian Strahl, Robert McGinty	Lineberger Cancer R-Rm 0002	4/12	Seats filled	4/12	0/999
Description: Designed to expose students to the broad epigenetic research interests of our large epigenetics focused faculty and expose students to a broad range of epigenetics research techniques. 0.5 units.
7020	BIOC 704 - 001 Seminars in Biophysics	Mo 1:30PM - 3:30PM	Kevin Slep	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	0/20	Seats filled	0/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Students present seminars coordinated with the visiting lecturer series of the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. 2 units.
16500	BIOC 716 - 001 Biophysics Colloquium	We 4:00PM - 5:15PM	BRIAN KUHLMAN	Marsico Hall-Rm 2004	18/30	Seats filled	18/30	0/999
Description: The biophysics colloquium provides a variety of professional training opportunities to students in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics program. Training and learning activities include career development workshops, alumni panels, research presentations from faculty, discussion on topics in rigor and reproducibility, student conference reports and student practice talks in preparation for oral exams. 0.5 units.
12530	BIOC 740 - 001 Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling: Phosphorylation Control	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:30PM	LEE GRAVES	Mary Ellen Jones-Rm 3106	16/30	Seats filled	16/30	0/999
Description: Required preparation, coursework in biochemistry, pharmacology and/or cell & molecular biology. Permission of the instructor. This graduate-level course is an in-depth analysis of how protein kinases and protein phosphorylation regulates key aspects of cell signaling. This class is one of the "Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling" modules. 1 units.
12933	BIOC 741 - 001 Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling: GTPases	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:30PM	KIRSTEN BRYANT	Marsico Hall-Rm 5004	7/10	Seats filled	7/10	0/999
Description: Required preparation, coursework in biochemistry, pharmacology, and/or cell & molecular biology. Permission of the instructor. This graduate-level course conveys principles of signal transduction controlled by GTPases and emphasizes in-depth discussion of current literature and unanswered questions. This class is one of the "Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling" modules. 1 units.
11202	BIOC 742 - 001 Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling: Cell Cycle Control	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:30PM	MICHAEL EMANUELE, Jean Cook	TBA	6/15	Seats filled	6/15	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Required preparation, coursework in biochemistry and/or cell & molecular biology. This graduate-level course conveys principles of eukaryotic cell proliferation control emphasizing in-depth discussion of current literature and unanswered questions. This class is one of the Contemporary Topics in Cell Signaling modules. 1 units.
7279	BIOC 888 - 001 Responsible Conduct of Research	Fr 2:30PM - 4:00PM	BRIAN KUHLMAN	Genetic Medicine Re-Rm 3007	6/30	Seats filled	6/30	0/999
Description: Classroom-based graduate level course covering critical topics for ethical and responsible conduct of experimental research. There are both classroom lecture, workshop-type discussion components, in addition to assigned outside of class readings. Case studies and hypothetical situations involving the most likely scenarios confronting graduate students will be covered, these topics include: mentor and mentee relationships, publication authorship, collaboration, peer review, conflicts of interest, intellectual property, plagiarism, data acquisition and data processing. Restricted to students in good standing as a graduate student at UNC; In the unlikely event that classroom space is limited, preference will be given to graduate students who have previously received external federal funding sources and may require a refresher course in RCR. 1 units.