Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Biochemistry: the Molecules of Life
UEA (University of East Anglia) and Biochemical Society
This online course outlined the history of biochemistry and its contemporary significance in the life sciences. The course covered the wide range of career opportunities available and the role of biochemistry in future scientific advances, such as bioenergy, pharmaceuticals and synthetic biology.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Richard Bowater
Reader in Biological Sciences
UEA (University of East Anglia)
Dr Fraser McMillan
Reader in Chemistry
UEA (University of East Anglia)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Discuss how biochemistry brings together the natural sciences to describe the chemical basis of living systems.
- Describe events and scientists that have been significant during the historical development of biochemistry.
- Identify crossover points that exist between biology and chemistry curricula.
- Evaluate where biochemistry will play a key role in scientific advances in the future.
- Explore the wide range of jobs and career opportunities that become possible with a training in biochemistry.
- Summarise seminal experiments that led to significant advances in biochemical knowledge.
Syllabus
• Understanding links between biochemistry and all of the natural sciences in order to describe the chemical basis of living systems.
• Reviewing events, scientists and seminal experiments during the historical development of biochemistry.
• Basic principles by which cellular metabolism generates energy and chemical knowledge may lead to development of new pharmaceuticals.
• Increased skills and expertise in biochemical experiments and evaluation of biochemical data.
• Evaluation of where biochemistry will play a key role in future scientific advances, such as developments in bioenergy, new pharmaceuticals, personalised medicine and synthetic biology.
• Consideration of the wide range of jobs and career opportunities that become possible with a training in biochemistry.
Issued on 13th July 2017
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