課程說明

This course is offered for junior/senior undergraduate students and graduate students with physical science or engineering backgrounds who previously have no extensive exposure to biochemistry. This course consists of lecture series and 3 hands-on experiments. The topics covered in this course include:

(1) Basic Organic Chemistry
(2) Biomolecules
(3) Modern Bioanalytical Techniques


參考書籍

1. General, Organic and Biochemistry, Katherine J. Denniston, Joseph J. Topping and Robert L. Caret, McGraw Hill, 2004.
2. Bioanalytical Chemistry, Susan R. Mikkelsen and Eduardo Cortón, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.


教學方式

Lectures and 3 hands-on experiments (Protein Adsorption on Modified Silica Surfaces with Various Self-Assembled Organosilane Coatings, Fabrication of Protein Arrays for Fluorescence Immunoassays, Capillary Gel Electrophoresis)


教學進度

Basic Organic Chemistry (4 weeks)
Biomolecules (2 weeks)
Bioconjugate Chemistry (1 week)
Modern Bioanalytical Chemistry (4 weeks)
Experiments (3 weeks)


成績考核

1. 2 Mid-Term Exams (25% each)
2. Homework and Lab Reports (20%)
3. Final Exam (30%)