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Microbiology — Bacteria & Viruses
The microbial world: bacterial architecture, the cell wall, motility, biofilms, antibiotics, the microbiome, viral structure and the Baltimore classification, RNA and DNA viruses, bacteriophages, vaccines and antivirals, and the evolution of pandemics.
8 courses
Bacteria →
Bacterial architecture, cell wall (Gram +/−), genetics and operons, flagellar motility and chemotaxis, biofilms, antibiotics and resistance, the microbiome, and pathogenesis.
Virus →
Viral structure and capsids, the Baltimore classification, attachment-entry-replication-assembly-release, RNA and DNA viruses, bacteriophages, vaccines, antivirals, and viral evolution.
Molecular Biology →
DNA structure and replication, transcription, translation, gene regulation, and modern molecular methods.
Cell Physiology →
Membrane transport, bioenergetics, signalling, muscle, neurophysiology, epithelial transport, calcium, and cell volume regulation.
Pharmacology →
Drug-receptor theory, pharmacokinetics, autonomic and CNS pharmacology, cardiovascular agents, chemotherapy, and toxicology.
Origin of Life →
Prebiotic chemistry, RNA world, metabolism-first hypotheses, Miller–Urey, hydrothermal vents, and the emergence of cellular life.
Bioinformatics →
Sequence alignment, genome assembly, phylogenetics, transcriptomics, structural prediction, and statistical methods for biological big data.
Organelles & Cellular Biophysics →
Compartmentalisation, membrane biophysics, the nucleus, ER, mitochondria, lysosomes, peroxisomes, and integrated cell function.