Biophysical Chemistry of RNA¡­

 


Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry

School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Nanyang Technological University

 

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Teaching

 

1.    CBC724: Graduate Physical Chemistry (Academic Year 2011-12 Semester 2)

Topics covered: (1) Molecular interactions that determine the structure and dynamics of DNA, RNA, and protein, (2) Experimentally derived base sequence dependent models for the calculation of thermodynamic stabilities of nucleic acids secondary structure building blocks, (3) Prediction of nucleic acid structure stability from base sequence, and (4) Biophysical techniques for studying the (un)folding, (un)binding, and (dis)assembly of biomacromolecules

 

2.    CBC922/CM9081: Medicinal Chemistry (Academic Year 2011-12 Semester 1)

Topics covered: (1) Drug-Target Interactions, and (2) Drug Targets (Carbohydrate, Cell Membrane Lipid, G-Protein Coupled Receptor, Tyrosine Kinase Receptor, Intracellular Receptor, Ion Channel, Protein Enzyme, DNA, and RNA)¡­

Selected student comments: (1) ¡°KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREA¡±, (2) ¡°The lecture notes are interesting with many examples¡±, (3) ¡°The videos showed help in understanding concepts¡±, (4) ¡°His lecture content is quite detailed and interesting¡±, (5) ¡°Provides in-class questions that allow affirmation of the concepts taught¡±, and (6) ¡°Can use clicker, although made some fault¡±¡­

 

3.    CBC426/CM4042: Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics (Academic Year 2010-11 Semester 2)

Topics covered: (1) Viscosity, (2) Diffusion, (3) Reactions in Solutions, and (4) Electronic Energy Transfer¡­

Selected student comments: (1) ¡°He always recaps the concepts before the start of lesson and helps us link the concepts together¡±, (2) ¡°He added short quizzes and questions into lecture to help us understand how to use the concepts taught¡±, (3) ¡°He is patient and helpful outside class too¡±, and (4) ¡°Quite understand what he's saying. Good that he explains more during lecture, and shares more knowledge on the topics thanks for teaching us. Good job!:)¡±¡­