MSCI 530 Introduction to Human Metabolism and Disease

An introductory study of homeostasis from the perspective of cellular metabolic pathways and the enzyme that catalyze their reactions. A huge emphasis will be on how deficiencies of enzymes/co-enzymes result in inborn and acquired errors of metabolism.

Biochemistry is intended primarily for graduate Biomedical Science students with the ambition of attending medical school, teaching, or working in the pharmaceutical industry. Exploring the biochemical make-up of the human body as a unique design of the Almighty God brings glory to our Creator and, hopefully, will instill a sense of awe and humility within the student. This course is uniquely designed to emphasize the chemistry of biological macromolecules as being integral to the proper structure and functioning of the human body against the backdrop of their clinical significance in disease states. It attempts to look at each concept from a clinician’s viewpoint and will serve to bridge the gap between bench research and clinical applications of the results thus generated. The course outline and approach will follow contemporary trends in medicine and therapeutics research.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads.

Essay Assignments (4)

The student will submit detailed and well-researched essays on the assigned biochemical disorders.

Video Presentation Assignments (2)

Students will produce two 10 minute video presentations on their chosen metabolic disorders/pathways.

Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 20 multiple-choice and/or true/false questions, and have a 40-minute time limit. Quiz time overruns will incur a 1-point deduction per minute over the set quiz time.