Biological Physics and Biophysical Chemistry

Looking through the job postings at BioSpaceJobs (link from ColorBasePair), many of the jobs require some BioTechnology, BioMedical, or BioChemistry background. Dr. Jin Wang is teaching a course at Stony Brook University called Biological Physics and Biophysical Chemistry: Theoretical Perspectives. Information about the course is available on the Computational Biology web page in the Computer Science department.

A course of interest being taught in Spring 2006 is Phys. 680.2/Chem. 683/AMS. 680, "Biological Physics and Biophysical Chemistry: Theoretical Perspectives", taught by Jin Wang. This course will survey a selected number of topics in biological physics and biophysical chemistry. The emphasis is on the understanding of physical organization principles and fundamental mechanisms involved in the biological processes. The potential topics include: Protein Folding, Protein Dynamics, Biomolecular Interactions and Recognition, Electron and Proton Transfer, Motors, Membranes, Single Molecules and Single Cells, Cellular Networks, Development and Differentiation, Brains and Neural Systems, Evolution. There will be no homework or exam. The grades will be based on the performance of the term projects.