(Bio)Chemistry and Society

Dr. Henry Jakubowski            College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University

Alcohol and Drug Abuse -

The Biochemistry of Addiction

• Ethanol: An Overview
• Ethanol: The Questions?
• Ethanol: Biochemistry
• Neuro-biochemistry
• Debate: Should Ro 15-4513  be sold?
• Risk Assessment
• Web Links

Infectious Disease -      Questions?
Influenza

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• Influenza: Overview
• 1918 Pandemic and Avian Flu
• Immune System
• Treatment: Drugs and Vaccines
• How should we prepare?
• Web Links

Biochemistry Topics -

• Science, Atoms, and Molecules
• Bonding
• Intermolecular Forces and Solutions
• Chemical reactions
• Cells and Signal Transduction
• Organic Chem  Biochemical Structure
• Central Dogma Biology
• Stoichiometry

Pandemic of the 21st Century: Obesity and Diabetes - 

• What Pandemic?  The Data
• Metabolism Overview
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• What should we do?
• Web Links

• Syllabus |  Schedule - Sp 08  |  Daily Goals/Objectives  | Moodle | Moodle Quizzes

•   Study Guides | Picture Credits    Periodic Tables