KE547: Chemical Biology

The course is part of 'Summer School' and is also for foreign students, held in week 32-33. 

The course has limited entry. The following criterias are taken into consideration when seats are assigned. 

1. Students with the most ECTS from their BSc.
2. Other studentswith the most ECTS (enrolled in a programme in the subject area of Natural Sciences 

The academic enviroments at The faculty of Science manages the prioritisation and at waiting list is established and will then be made aware from the faculty. The waiting list will not be transferred to the following year.
It is important to turn up for the first day of the course or notify the lecturer, as there is a waiting list. 

Academic preconditions. Students taking the course are expected to:

• Have basic knowledge of organic molecules, biomolecules and organic reactions.
• Have knowledge of the central dogma of biology
  
• Be able to use molecular structure to understand properties of molecules.

• recognize natural and modified nucleic acids, their secondary structures and possible applications in nanotechnology and gene therapy
• understand the link between protein structure and function
• synthesise peptides and examine them as substrates for biomedically important enzymes
• learn how to immobilize enzymes into solid particles for better applications
• get hands-on experience to encapsulate enzymes into alginate gel for their reuse
• learn about the structure and physico-chemical properties of amphiphiles and their self-assembly into lipid bilayer membranes
• design amphiphilic synthetic biopolymers that can be embedded into lipid membranes
• prepare synthetic lipid membrane nanoparticles – liposomes – and to functionalize them with amphiphilic synthetic DNA or peptides
• perform solid-phase DNA and peptide synthesis
  

• DNA / RNA
  
• Peptides / Proteins
• Nanobiotechnology - Engineering of biological membranes
• Biocatalysis
  

• Intro phase: 15 hours
• Skills training phase: 35 hours, thereof tutorials: 14 hours and laboratory exercises: 21 hours

• Solution of assignments in order to discuss these in the exercise sections.
• Solving the project assignments
• Self study of various parts of the course material.
• Reflection upon the intro and training sections.