This elective course is available to graduate students in 
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and other graduate programs who 
wish to pursue training in specialized areas of biochemistry, 
molecular biology, structural biology, bioinformatics, and 
computational biology.  Depending upon the topic and the 
instructor, the course may consist of advanced reading of 
current literature accompanied by tutorial/discussion sessions 
with the instructor or of laboratory-based/computer-based 
training of specialized techniques, again under the supervision 
of an instructor.  Students completing this course should have 
an understanding of the current status of a particular field or 
have developed proficiency in one or more specialized techniques 
such as protein crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and 
computational methods in biology, to mention but a few available 
from the faculty.

This course is intended to provide a flexible entry into 
specialized areas of biochemistry and molecular biology in which 
a graduate student can choose an appropriate faculty member for 
one-on-one instruction and/or training in specialized areas or 
techniques.  Variable credit of 1-5 hours is requested to 
provide flexibility to the student and instructor in deciding 
the amount of time appropriate for developing the information or 
laboratory-based/computer-based skills desired.