Chemical Biology
The 2009-10 membership of this committee has not yet been finalized. Complete membership information for 2009-10 will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Faculty of the Committee on Higher Degrees in Chemical Biology
David R. Liu, Harvard College Professor, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Co-Chair)
Jon Clardy, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (Medical School) (Co-Chair)
Ulrike Sophie Eggert, Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (Medical School)
Daniel E. Kahne, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (FAS), Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (Medical School)
Suzanne Walker, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (Medical School)
Alan Saghatelian, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Gregory L. Verdine, Erving Professor of Chemistry
Primarily for Graduates
Chemical Biology 2100. Introduction to Chemical Biology I
Catalog Number: 4030
Suzanne Walker (Medical School), Ulrike Sophie Eggert (Medical School), and Nathanael Gray (Medical School)
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
This introductory course examines key areas of biology from a chemical perspective, discusses the use of chemical approaches to study biological systems, and explores new strategies to treat disease.
Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of organic chemistry.
*Chemical Biology 2200. Introduction to Chemical Biology II
Catalog Number: 3459 Enrollment: Limited to 10.
Suzanne Walker (Medical School) and Ulrike Sophie Eggert (Medical School)
Half course (spring term). M., through F., 10am - 5pm (two weeks in mid January (1/8/09 - 1/22/09), followed by two 90-minute meetings (4/29/09 - 5/6/09).
This course will provide a survey of major topics, technologies, and themes in Chemical Biology, with hands-on exposure to a variety of experimental approaches, followed by an introduction to proposal writing.
Note: Intended for first-year graduate students in the Chemical Biology Program; permission of the instructor required for all others.
Cross-listed Courses
BCMP 200. Molecular Biology
BCMP 201. Proteins: Structure, Function and Catalysis
BCMP 207. Molecular Approaches to Drug Action, Discovery, and Design
BCMP 230. Principles and Practice of Drug Development
Biophysics 101 (Genomics and Computational Biology). Computational Biology
Cell Biology 201. Molecular Biology of the Cell
Chemistry 135. Experimental Synthetic Chemistry
Chemistry 163. Frontiers in Biophysics
*Chemistry 185 (formerly *Chemistry 285). Molecular Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Human Disease
[*Chemistry 206. Advanced Organic Chemistry]
[*Chemistry 215 (formerly Chemistry 115). Advanced Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of Complex Molecules]
*Chemistry 270. Chemical Biology
[*Chemistry 280 (formerly Chemistry 180). Macromolecular Structure and Function]
Genetics 201. Principles of Genetics
MCB 156. Structural Biology of the Flow of Information in the Cell
[Microbiology 200. Molecular Microbiology and Pathogenesis]
Neurobiology 200. Introduction to Neurobiology
Virology 201. Virology
Graduate Courses of Reading and Research
*Chemical Biology 350. Chemical Biology Research
Catalog Number: 9668
Members of the Committee
Upper level Chemical Biology students register for this course when they permanently join a lab. Students should register under the supervising PI.
*Chemical Biology 3000. Introduction to Laboratory Research
Catalog Number: 1888
Jon Clardy (Medical School) 4667 and members of the Committee
This course will introduce the research areas of Chemical Biology faculty members.
Note: Chemical Biology students register for lab rotations under this course number.