Advanced Molecular Engineering
This course introduces the technical fundamentals of molecular engineering, and Chemical Kinetics
5 Weeks Dr. Hannah White
Course Overview
This course introduces the technical fundamentals of molecular engineering, including in quantum mechanics, molecular thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics
Course Outline
Molecular and cell biology in engineering
- Kinds of cells
- Interactions
- Molecular building blocks
- Components, compartments, organelles
Energy, thermodynamics, and molecular processes
- Energy, entropy, and free energy
- Energy sources, carriers, and storage
- Microscopic interpretation
Proteins: the biomolecular workhorses
- Protein composition
- Protein folding thermodynamics and kinetics
- Protein Structure
- recognition and ligand binding
- Allostery and cooperative binding
Information management
- Overall information flow
- DNA structure and packaging
- DNA replication and repair
- Transcription and RNA
Transport (protein sorting & processing)
- Diffusion at the molecular scale
- Protein movement through the cell
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Dr. Hannah White |
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5 Weeks |
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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$9.99 |
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Dr. Hannah White completed her Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering from The University of Chicago in 2000 and is a well published author in several important journals across the world.
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