Molecular Biophysics (PHYS*7520)

Code and section: PHYS*7520*01

Term: Winter 2022

Instructor: Vladimir Ladizhansky

Details

Course Information

Instruction

Lecturer Office Ext Email
Vladimir Ladizhansky SSC 1251 53989 vladizha@uoguelph.ca

Lectures

Tuesday/Thursday, 11:30 am-12:50 pm
AD-S (Synchronous virtual) until January 24.
OOM LINK WILL BE DISTRIBUTED VIA COURSELINK AND EMAIL.
In-person component will be announced. 

Course Topics

  • Protein structure. Nucleic acids structure. Factors determining protein and nucleic acid structures. Protein Stability. Biomembranes. Membrane proteins and their functions. Membrane transport. Evolution and Protein Folding. Human perspective: conformational diseases. 
  • Review of biophysical methods for characterization of protein structure and dynamics. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and high-resolution structure determination in biomolecules. 
  • Various topics in structural biology and biophysics of proteins. (Students’ presentations)
  • Applications of NMR to various problems in structural biophysics. (Students' presentations) 

Evaluation 

Assessment Weight
Participation in discussions 5%
Quizzes 9%
Assignments 30%
Presentations
Students will be asked to give two presentations		 30%
Final proposal/paper
Students will have to write a research proposal based on one of their presentations.		 26%

Course Materials

Textbooks 

  • Lodish et al, “Molecular Cell Biology” 5th edition
  • Charles R. Cantor and Paul R. Schimmel: “Biophysical chemistry” part I: The conformation of biological molecules.
  • Additional literature (papers, lecture notes, links to online materials, etc.) will be distributed. 

Recommended literature

  • Thomas E. Creighton, “Proteins: Structure and Molecular Properties”
  • Karp, “Cell and Molecular Biology”
  • Voet and Voet, “Biochemistry”
  • Stryer, “Biochemistry”
  • Alberts, "Molecular Biology of the Cell" 

University Statements

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Academic Calendars

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Disclaimer

Please note that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may necessitate a revision of the format of course offerings and academic schedules. Any such changes will be announced via CourseLink and/or class email. All University-wide decisions will be posted on the COVID-19 website and circulated by email.  

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