Fourth Year

Biochemsitry Fourth year modules

Topics

Lectures

Assessment

Semester I

BI445 Biomolecules

Protein structure & function
Post-translational modification of proteins
Protein folding and assembly
Cell signalling
Glycobiology

Mon 9-10 & 11-12 (McMunn)
Tues 9-10 (Tyndall)
Wed 10-11 (McMunn)
Thurs 10-11 (McMunn)
Fri 9-10 (AC201)
30 lectures.

Exam paper (75%)
Continuous Assessment (25%)

BI448 Modern Biotechnologies

Cloning
Recombinant protein expression systems
Modulation of protein expression using siRNA
Bioinformatics in Bioscience research
DNA sequencing technologies
Mammalian cell culture systems
Fluorescence microscopy
Chromatography
Electrophoresis
Mass Spectrometry

Venue McMunn
Mon 10-11
Tues 11-12noon
Wed 9-10
Thurs 9-10
30 lectures

Exam paper (75%)
Continuous assessment (25%)

BI452 Biochemistry Principles & Experimental design

Experimental design
Data visualisation
Knowledge of biochemistry (self-study)

10 lectures and 1 tutorial

Assignments (20%)
Internal exam (30%, October)
Final exam (50%, Christmas)

Semester II

BI429 Advanced Chromosome Biology

Inherited patterns of gene expression and genome organisation.
Cell cycle control, responding to DNA damage & cancer biology
Topics in cellular dynamics
Meiosis

Venue McMunn
Mon 9-10 & 11-12
Tues 9-10
Wed 10-11
Thurs10-11
Fri 10-11
15 lectures

Exam paper (100%)

BI449 Molecular & Cell biology

Chromosome structure & function
Molecular cytology
Genome stability
Mutagenesis in nature and in research
Cell death

Introduction recording will be available on BB.

Venue McMunn
Mon 9-10 & 11-12
Tues 9-10
Wed 10-11
Thurs10-11
Fri 10-11
30 Lectures

Continuous Assessment (25%)
Exam paper (75%)

Both Semester I & II

BI446 Current Topics in Bioscience

Knowledge of recent advances in Bioscience

Mon 1-2pm
ILAS lecture hall or other as advised

30% Written abstracts of the seminars attended
70% Written exam

BI447 Literature review and presentation

Research a particular current topic

Meetings with academic supervisor.

70% Written review.

30% Poster Presentation

BI451 Research paper analysis

Critical analysis of published literature

Mon 9-10 & 11-12 (McMunn)
Tues 9-10 (Tyndall Semester I, McMunn Semester 2)
Wed 10-11 (McMunn)
Thurs10-11 (McMunn)
Fri 9-10 (AC201 Semester I)
Fri 10-11 (McMunn, Semester II)
13 lectures

Exam paper (70%)
Continuous Assesssment (30%)

BI453 Biochemistry research project

Personal scientific research

Meetings with supervisor and 8 weeks research project.

Project work (40%)
Seminar Presentation (20%)
Written report (40%)

Professional Skills Programme

Various one-off sessions on:
Research project introduction
Lab safety course
Library training,
Careers in Biochemistry
Presentation skills
Writing skills

Wed 11-12 Darcy Thompson (Sem I);
Wed 11-12 Tyndall (Sem II)

Time and venue may vary occasionally

Not formally examined

Several of these sessions are compulsory and are helpful to succeed in other modules