Introduction to Biochemistry

Harvard Extension School

BIOS E-10

Section 1

CRN 14563

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This course provides an overview of the main aspects of biochemistry by relating molecular interactions to their effects on the organism as a whole, especially as related to human biology. The organization of macromolecules is addressed through a discussion of their hierarchical structure and a study of their assembly into complexes responsible for specific biological processes. Topics addressing protein function include enzyme kinetics, the characterization of major metabolic pathways, and their interconnection into tightly regulated networks.

Credits: 4

Term

Fall Term 2025

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

On Campus

Credit Status

Graduate, Noncredit, Undergraduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Robin Lynn Haynes, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Roopali Roy, PhD

Instructor in Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Meeting Info

F 6:00pm - 8:00pm (9/2 - 12/20)

Participation Option: On Campus

Deadlines

Last day to register:

Additional Time Commitments

Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students to be arranged.

Prerequisites

Introductory biology and chemistry.

Notes

Students in this and other sections of BIOS E-10 may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.

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All Sections of this Course

CRN	Section #	Participation Option(s)	Instructor	Section Status	Meets	Term Dates
32376	1	On Campus	Alain Viel	Open	TTh 6:30pm - 9:30pm	Jun 23 to Aug 8
26917	1	Online Asynchronous, Online Synchronous	Team Taught	Open	F 5:30pm - 7:30pm	Jan 26 to May 16
14563	1	On Campus	Team Taught	Open	F 6:00pm - 8:00pm	Sep 2 to Dec 20
17321	2	Online Synchronous	Team Taught	Open	F 6:00pm - 8:00pm	Sep 2 to Dec 20