This course focuses on

1. To undersatnd biomolecules that play basic and special roles in biological system from chemistry standpoints.

2. Research topics as examples showing how chemistry approaches are exploited to solve biological problems.

Textbook:
1. Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology by David Van Vranken and Gregory Weiss
2. Selected Journal papers

Coverage:
Fundamentals of chemical biology
DNA
RNA
Peptides and proteins


Evaluation:
includes one Mid-Term-Exam and one Final Exam each of the exams will account for 1/2 of the final grade.