Courses

Defense systems:  self and non-self; innate and acquired; cells and organs involved; humoral and cell-mediated.
Antigens:  Immunogenicity and antigenicity; chemical nature (bacterial, viral and synthetic)
Antibodies:  Structure and function...

Tools of molecular biology:  Agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Northern and Southern blots and hybridization analysis; Western blots and protein detection; PCR and RAPD, RFLP.
Purification and characterization of nucleic acids: ...

Protein-ligand Interactions: Binding sites of haemoglobin and myoglobin, binding of oxygen and carbon monoxide, micro-environment of  the haem iron, the Hill Plot. Protein engineering.
Allostery: interaction between binding sites.  Theoretical...

Primary structure: amino acid composition of proteins, determination of amino acid sequence, importance of primary structure synthesis of peptides, covalent modification of polypeptides.
Secondary structure (regular arrangement of the polypeptide backbone):...

Research project covering a range of subjects utilizing biochemical principles, analytical, cell and molecular biology techniques, demonstrating candidates’ ability to identify original subjects for research, plan, execute and report in seminars and a...

Introduction: Importance and effects of microorganisms in industry, Nature of industrial microbiology, microorganism of industrial importance; Mutation, strain selection and development, hybridisation; media formulation and economic; optimisation of...

Introduction:        Membrane types and functions; chemical composition (lipids, proteins and carbohydrates); amphipatic nature of lipids (formation of monolayers, bilayers/liposomes, and micelles); Reactions of...

Viruses: Classification; particle structure and stability; the virus genomes; virus replication, cell to cell movement; virus genetics; virus transmission; virus-host interactions. Tools of virus research: electron microscopy, serology and immunochemistry,...

Preparation of microbial cells: Safety precautions; sterility; types of growth media (liquid, solid); identification and classification of microorganisms: morphology, Gram stain, biochemical tests; measurement of microbial concentrations; comparison of growth...

Enzyme catalysed reactions: Time course of reaction; effects of various factors on reaction rate: enzyme concentration, pH, temperature, substrate concentration, activators and inhibitors; enzyme specificity; protease activity in plant extracts; purification...