Online Biochemistry Course, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Course Schedule
Fall Semester 28 September 2015 to 20 Feb 2016
Week
1&2
Section / Online
Quiz
Biochemistry
Basics and
Proteins
Dates
(Week Start)
28 Sep 2015
Video Lecture Topics
Lecturer
Course Introduction to Biochemistry
Dr. Reithmeier
Text
Chapter
Clinical Insights
By Dr. Murray
1
Water and pH Balance
Water and pH
2
Vitamin C Deficiency Causes Scurvy
Amino Acids
3
Protein 3D Structure
4
5
Quiz 1
3&4
13 Oct 2015
**QUIZ MOVED TO TUESDAY
12 Oct 2015
Enzymes
Dr. Baker
Hemoglobin
6-8
9
Variations in Km Can Have Physiological
Consequences
Sickle Cell Anemia
Quiz 2
5&6
26 Oct 2015
26 Oct 2015
Carbohydrates
Dr. Baker
10
Lactose Intolerance
Lipids
Dr. Reithmeier
11
Digitalis
Membranes: Structure and Function
7&8
Quiz 3
09 Nov 2015
Metabolism
09 Nov 2015
Quiz 4
9 & 10
Dr. Baker
15, 16
Exercise Depends on Various Means of
Generating ATP
Glycogenolysis
24
PDC, TCA, ETC, Ox.Phos/PMF
18 – 21
Beriberi-A Disease Due to Deficiency Of
Thiamine (Vitamin B-1)
27-29
Hyperglycemia
Insulin
13, 27
GSDs
Glycogen Synthesis
25
Diabetes
27
GNG
17
23 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015
Quiz 5
Metabolism, Glycolysis
12, 13
Fat Catabolism, Fat Synthesis
07 Dec 2015
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Dr. Baker
Week
Section / Online
Quiz
11 & 12
Dates
(Week Start)
07 Dec 2015
Video Lecture Topics
Lecturer
Cholesterol
Dr. Baker
Text
Chapter
Clinical Insights
By Dr. Murray
29
Tay-Sachs Disease
Lipoproteins
29
Eicosanoids
28
Inherited Defects Of The Urea Cycle Cause
Hyperammonemia
PI Synthesis and Signalling
29, 13
AA Synthesis and Degradation
Dr. Reithmeier
30, 31
Nucleic Acid Structure
Dr. Kelley
33
Nucleotide Metabolism
Dr. Reithmeier
32
DNA Replication
Dr. Kelley
34
BREAK (19 Dec 2015 to 03 Jan 2016)
13 & 14
Quiz 6
04 Jan 2016
Nucleic Acids
04 Jan 2016
DNA Repair
Quiz 7
15 & 16
17 & 18
Transcription
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Gene Expression, Regulation
37
RNA Processing
38
Mutations that Affect pre-mRNA and
Alternative Splicing Cause Disease
01 Feb 2016
01 Feb 2016
MOCK Quiz
Cancers Are Caused by Defective Repair
of DNA
18 Jan 2016
18 Jan 2016
Quiz 8
35
Some Genetic Diseases Are Caused by
The Expansion of Repeats of Three
Nucleotides
Genetic Code, tRNAs and Amino Acids
Translation, Translation Regulation
40
Some Antibiotics and Some Toxins Act by
Inhibiting Protein Synthesis
Protein Secretion
40
Gene Therapy, Transgenic Animals
Recombinant Technologies
41
Available
15 Feb 2016
Final Examination 2016
Date
20 February 2016
Time
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Material Tested
Final exam includes all topics covered throughout the course
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