Biochemistry 499 Student Projects

"Genes in the News": Welcome to the Home page for Biochemistry 499, Fall 1997-2000. Reports found here result from independent studies by student authors. Projects are designed to explore popular press and WWW reports of new discoveries about specific genes. Students relate these contemporary discoveries in molecular biology with the course content of Biochemistry 461. Enrich your Biochemistry 461 learning experience by viewing these reports about "Genes in the News."

Student Author	Project Title	Relation to Biochemistry 461
James Brimhall	Heparanase: How Cancer cells Move
Carol Bentley	Telomerase,Aging and Cancer	Chapter 37
Elizabeth Byrne	PER Gene/Biological Clocks	Chapters 6 and 37
Raymond Costantini	Ribozyme Gene Therapy	Chapters 33 and 35
Scott Holata	IEX-1L Apoptosis Inhibitor	Chapters 33 and 37
Tracy Jalbuena	Alternative Splicing	Chapters 5 and 33
Andrea Johnston	Love: Is it All in the Chemistry?
Angela Pulsifer	Torsion Dystonia: DYT1 Gene	Chapters 6 and 33
Hillary Saxon	Malaria	Chapter 29
Breeann Schosser	Muscular Dystrophy/Dysferlin Gene	Chapters 6 and 31
Jonnie Shackman	Leflunomide for Rheumatoid Arthritis	Chapter 29
...More to come!	"Hot Topics in Molecular Biology"	To Be Announced

[Click on links in the table to access student projects]

To comment or inquire about participating in this course, email me at dbourque@u.arizona.edu
[Last updated by Don P. Bourque on August 25, 2005]