Course Identification
Guided reading course: Protein structure and function 2
Lecturers and Teaching Assistants
Prof. Emmanuel Levy, Prof. Amnon Horovitz, Prof. Koby Levy
Course Schedule and Location
Second Semester
Thursday, 14:15 - 16:00, WSoS, Rm 2
15/03/2018
Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points
Chemical Sciences: Guided Reading Course; Elective; 2.00 points
Life Sciences: Guided Reading Course; Elective; 2.00 points
Comments
(1) The courses that are attended by less than 4 students will be cancelled
(2) Cluster - Bio-related
On 26/4 the lecture will be held at FGS room 1
Prerequisites
Protein Structure and Function I
Attendance and participation
Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)
Syllabus
The course is based on critical reading of research papers and student/instructor discussion of advanced topics in protein structure/function. The diversity of interests, backgrounds , and opinions among the students contributes to rich debate and a deep and thorough evaluation of each article under discussion. Topics will include:
- Protein thermodynamics.
- Bioinformatics and protein fold prediction methods.
- Experimental and theoretical studies of protein folding.
- Protein design and in vitro evolution.
- Dynamics, conformational changes, and cooperativity in protein function.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Analyze and critique contemporary research articles in protein science in the following manner: Explain the experimental rationale, suggest alternative approaches, uncover caveats, derive equations, argue for other interpretations of the data, or defend and justify the conclusions.
Reading List
One paper on the topic of protein science will be assigned per week, to be prepared for discussion by all the students. The selection of papers will be given at the beginning of the semester.