CHE4950 Senior Exp. in Chemistry
Course Info
CHE 4950, Monday 2pm-4:50pm, Science Building 3097
Course Materials
- Syllabus for CHE4950 Fall 2012
- Critiques Guidelines
- Grading Rubric for Critiques
- Research Paper Guidelines
- Discussion Article: Why Nature Choose Phosphates
- Quinine synthesis Overview
- Quinine synthesis
- Rubric for Presentations
- Advice: The Art of Writing Science
- Discussion Article: Structure-switching biosensors: inspired by Nature
- Discussion Article: Transcription Factor Beacons
- Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of the RNA World
Senior Experience in Chemistry
In this course, you will learn how to think and work as a professional chemist, to prepare you for careers in academia or industry. To do so, we will be utilizing primary literature, group discussion, research critiques, and invited speakers to provide a learning environment reminiscent of the graduate school experience and the world of professional research chemistry.
CHE4320 Biochemistry II
Course Info
CHE 4320, Monday & Wednesday 8:00am-9:15am (room SI 3081)
Course Materials
- Syllabus for Spring 2015
- Critiques Guidelines
- Grading Rubric for Critiques
- Research Paper Guidelines
- Questions Guidelines
- Discussion Article: Why Nature Choose Phosphates
- Possible Questions to Research
- Rubric for Presentations
- Discussion Article: Steady-State Kinetic Mechanism of Ras Farnesy1:Protein Transferase
- Discussion Article: The Kinetics and Mechanism of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase with Primary and Secondary Alcohols as Substrates
- Discussion Article: Cannabinoid Review
- Discussion Article: Effects of Cannabis
- Discussion Article: Protein Engineering 20 Years On
- Discussion Article: Directed Evolution
- Advice: The Art of Writing Science
- Discussion Article: The Intervening Sequence RNA of Tetrahymena is an Enzyme
- Discussion Article: Molecular Engineering of DNA: Molecular Beacons
- Discussion Article: Structure-switching biosensors: inspired by Nature
- Discussion Article: Transcription Factor Beacons
- Discussion Article: Peptide-DNA scaffolds
- Discussion Article: Glutamate-Mediated Neuroplasticity Deficits in Mood Disorders
- Discussion Article: Caffeine and Adenosine
- Discussion Article: Evidence for Sugar Addiction
- Discussion Article: Leptin and the Control of Body Weight
- Discussion Article: Obesity and Leptin
- Discussion Article: Ion Torrent: An integrated semiconductor device enabling non-optical genome sequencing
- Discussion Article: Oxford Nanopore: Continuous base identification for single-molecule nanopore DNA sequencing
- Discussion Article: Concordance Study of 3 Direct-to-Consumer Genetic-Testing Services
- Discussion Article: Genomewide Association Studies and Human Disease
- Discussion Article: A novel bivalent morphine/heroin vaccine that prevents relapse to heroin addiction in rodents
- Discussion Article: Drug Metabolism and Variability among Patients in Drug Response
- Discussion Article: Sex differences in the vulnerability to drug abuse
- Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of the RNA World

Why Study Biochemistry?
Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes of living organisms—both those in the world around us and ourselves. A solid understanding of biochemistry will provide a better understanding of how your body works (whether that be in exercise, nutrition, or disease response) and give insight into the endless, fascinating examples of the beauty and complexity of the living world.
CHE4350 Biochemistry Lab
Course Info
CHE 4350 Monday 1pm-3:50pm
Science Building 3099
Course Materials
Video Recitations
- Pipetting and Preparing Solutions
- Buffer Preparation
- Resin Elution from Lysed Yeast
- Isolation of Plasmid DNA
- PCR and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
- Molecular Cloning
- Enzyme Kinetics
- Inhibition of Enzymes
- Extraction from Rainbow Trout
- Buffer Exchange by Dialysis
- Size Exclusion Chromatography
- Modeling Structure-Function Relationship
- UV-Vis Spectroscopy of Proteins
- SDS-PAGE to determine molecular weight and purity of proteins

Why Study Biochemistry?
Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes of living organisms—both those in the world around us and ourselves. A solid understanding of biochemistry will help you live better by providing a better understanding of how your body works (whether that be in exercise, nutrition, or disease response) and provides insight into the endless, fascinating examples of the beauty and complexity of the living world around us.
CHE4310 Biochemistry I
Course Info
CHE 4310 Spring 2020, Tues/Thurs 10am-11:50am (room SI 3079)
Course Materials
- Syllabus for Spring 2020
- Sapling Learning Instructions
- Lecture 1: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 2: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 3: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 4: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 5: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 6: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 7: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 8: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 9: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 10: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 11: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 12: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 13: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture 14: PPTX | PDF

Why Study Biochemistry?
Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes of living organisms—both those in the world around us and ourselves. A solid understanding of biochemistry will provide a better understanding of how your body works (whether that be in exercise, nutrition, or disease response) and give insight into the endless, fascinating examples of the beauty and complexity of the living world.
CHE2100 Organic & Biochemistry
Course Info
CHE 2100 Fall 2015 Monday & Wednesday 8am-9:50am, Science Building 3081
Course Materials
- Syllabus for CHE2100 Fall 2015
- Sapling Learning Instructions
- Lecture for Chapters 10 and 11: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 12: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 13: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 14: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 15: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 16: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 17: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 18: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 19: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapters 7 and 8: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 20: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 21: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 22: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 23: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 24: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 25: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 26: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 27: PPTX | PDF
- Lecture for Chapter 28: PPTX | PDF
Practice Materials

Why Study Organic Chemistry & Biological Chemistry?
Organic & biological chemistry encompass the chemical foundations of almost every process that we encounter in our daily lives. A solid understanding of these essential topics will provide a better understanding of how modern industry works, how life functions, and give insight into the endless, fascinating examples of the beauty and complexity of the living world.