SUBJECT
Title
Biophysics I
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 2
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
Basic biological concepts, physics of molecular biological processes, intermolecular interactions, low Reynolds number hydrodynamics, diffusion, activation, solutions, chemical reactions, structure and properties of proteins and nucleic acids, biological membranes, membrane potential, transport processes, nerve signaling, biological energy conversion, sensing.
Readings
- Damjanovich, Fidy, Szöllősi: Medical Biophysics (Medicina, 2009)
- Glaser: Biophysics (Springer, 2004)
- Egelman: Comprehensive Biophysics (Academic Press, 2012)
- Stryer et al.: Biochemistry (W.H. Freeman, 2002)
- Lodish et al.: Molecular Cell Biology (W.H. Freeman, 2007)
- Alberts et al.: Molecular Biology of the Cell (Garland Science, 2007)