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BCMB : 602

This course covers topics such as mechanisms of enzyme action; steady state and pre-steady state enzyme kinetics; fast reactions and industrial production and applications of enzyme. Recent advances in enzymology research will also be discussed with...

BCMB 660 Seminar II

Each student will make presentations on his/her thesis research proposal and progress report. In addition each student will be required to attend all departmental seminars.

BCMB 650 : Dissertation

Each candidate would be required to undertake research into a scientific problem in his/her field of practice and submit a report

BCMB 640 : Seminar 1

This is a journal club where each student would be required to review and make presentations on good biochemistry, cell or molecular biology research article from a reputable journal. In addition each student will be required to attend all departmental...

BCMB 630 :Research Methodology and Scientific Commnunication

Students will be taken through various topics in research methodology and scientific communication. The major topics to be discussed are: elements of scientific project planning; research design and statistical analysis; laboratory quality assurance;...

BCMB 620 : Experimental Techniques

This course covers practical skills in molecular biology and biochemistry. The molecular biology and the biochemistry components will be run separately and students will be required to take only one option depending on their major.

BCMB 618 : Secondary Metabolism & Natural Products

This course is designed to equip students with the requisite knowledge to better understand the processes involved in the production of biologically important secondary metabolites. The course discusses secondary metabolism in plants, fungi and soil bacteria...

BCMB 616 : Biochemical Toxicology

The course covers fundamentals of xenobiotic metabolism including pathways and enzymology of metabolism and the factors affecting metabolism. It also features the types and mechanisms of toxicity as well as target organ toxicity using specific examples of...

BCMB 614 : Eukaryotic Cell Biology

This course focuses on membrane systems, organelles, the cell surface, cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix aspects of protozoan and some specialized higher eukaryotic cells. The ultra cellular structures common to all the cell types of interest as well as...

BCMB 613 : Parasite Biochemistry & Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

This course is designed to equip students to better understand the mode of life of most of the disease causing parasites in the tropics and to explore the biochemistry of the causative parasites in the design of chemotherapeutic agents. Special emphasis is...

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