SUBJECT

Title

Biophysics I

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

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)