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Research School of Chemistry · ANU College of Science and Medicine
Chemical biology is the manipulation of biological systems through the use of tools that have primarily been developed through synthetic chemistry. This advanced course focuses on providing an introduction to chemical biology via the study of papers published within the last five years in scientific journals. Areas that will be covered will include the design and generation of novel enzymes through incorporation of unnatural amino acids, computation design of new enzymes with specific properties, the use of fluorescent chemicals/proteins in biology, combinatorial chemistry and drug design, and glycobiology - the manipulation of sugars that are recognised by cells/proteins. There is no laboratory component to the course. Extensive group-based workshop sessions will be run in which various series of papers will be discussed.
Workshop reports (5 in total)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which consists of 2 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 1 hour tutorials and 1 x 3 hour workshop per week, throughout the semester. - Approximately 58 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for lectures, tutorials and workshops, and the preparation of reports. Other Information All workshops for this course are compulsory. Absences must be notified (in advance, if possible) to the course convenor, and accompanied by adequate and appropriate documentation justifying the absence.
No prescribed text. Scientific papers will be provided to students in the course.