MCDB1A Lecture Schedule, Fall 2013
Part 1: Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Stuart Feinstein Email: stu.feinstein@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Office: Bio II, Rm. 5123;
Office Hours: T and F after Lecture, in front of Campbell Hall and by appointment (after Oct. 22, T at 9 AM in Bio II, Rm. 5123).
Approximate Lecture Schedule for Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Date | TOPIC | Reading in Text*[chapter (pages)] | | | | 9/27 | Introduction to class and Biochemical Principles | 1 (1-20); 2 (21-37) | | | | 9/30 | Introduction to Macromolecules/ Lipids and Polysaccharides | 3 (39-42; 51-61);6 (105-109) | | | | 10/1 | Macromolecules: Polysaccharides and Proteins | 3 (42-51) | | | | 10/2 | Macromolecules: Proteins and Nucleic Acids | 4 (62-67);13 (259-280) | | | | 10/4 | Macromolecules: Nucleic acids as Genetic Material | 13 (259-280) | | | | 10/7 | The Central Dogma: DNA Replication | 13 (259-280) | | | | 10/8 | The Central Dogma: Transcription and Translation | 14 (281-303) | | | | 10/9 | The Central Dogma: Translation and Mutations | 14 (281-303)15 (304-308) | 10/10 | First Honors Meeting | | 10/11 | The Central Dogma: Post-Translational Modifications, Alternative RNA Splicing and MicroRNAs | 14 (300-304;312-313) 16 (346-349) | | | | 10/14 | Energy, Enzymes and Metabolism | 8 (144-164) | | | | 10/15 | Chemical Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy | 9 (165-184) | | | | 10/16 | Chemical Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy | 9 (165-184) | 10/17 | Second Honors Meeting | | 10/18 | Finish up, loose ends, special topics (time permitting) | | 10/22 | Midterm 1, Material covered by Dr. Feinstein | |
*All assigned readings are from our text: Life, The Science of Biology, 10th Edition by Sadava, Hillis, Heller, and Berenbaum.