God is the author of the spiritual and the material worlds. By studying biochemistry at AMU, you’ll wonder at the beauty of His handiwork as you collaborate with peers and professors to develop strong independent thinking and complex problem-solving skills. You’ll also acquire the necessary technical expertise to thrive in the chemical and biochemical sciences.
1. Critical thinking and research skills. Familiarize yourself with the best biochemical resources and learn how to critically analyze and evaluate data. Students will conduct leading edge research in field ranging from materials chemistry, pharmacology of drug actives, computation chemistry and structural biochemistry.
2. Proficiency using scientific instruments. AMU’s biochemistry program includes a lab component so that you can become familiar with the many types of instruments and experiments used in the field.
3. Deeper insight into God’s nature and wisdom. All created things, even the tiniest, reflect God’s truth, goodness and beauty. In our biochemistry program, you’ll become intimately familiar with a segment of God’s creation experienced by few others. You’ll marvel at the intricacies of His handiwork on the microscopic level.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email:
tony.barbosa@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 280-1584
Office:
Henkels 3050
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Email:
rodney.burton@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 304-7963
Office:
Henkels 3027
Instructor of Chemistry
Email:
ronald.freeze@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 304-7027
Office:
Henkels 3037
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email:
patrick.hillesheim@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 280-1528
Office:
Henkels 2049
Assistant Professor of Physics
Email:
daniel.sadasivan@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 348-4705
Office:
Henkels 3047A
Chair of the Chemistry and Physics Department; Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email:
stephen.thong@avemaria.edu
Phone:
(239) 304-7940
Office:
Henkels 3048
(All courses are four credits unless otherwise noted.)
In addition to the courses in the AMU core curriculum, the following courses are required.
CHEM 125 General Chemistry I with laboratory
CHEM 126 General Chemistry II with laboratory
CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry I with laboratory
CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry II with laboratory
BICM 305 Biochemistry I: Structure, Mechanism and Metabolism with laboratory
BICM 306 Biochemistry II: Biophysical Chemistry with laboratory
BIOL 211 Biology I Cellular and Molecular Biology with laboratory
BIOL 303 Genetics with laboratory
BIOL 305 Molecular Biology with laboratory
PHYS 211 College Physics I with laboratory or PHYS 212 (University Physics)
MATH 151 Calculus I
Biochemistry electives are 2 or 4 credit modules. Up to 4 credits of CHEM 297, BICM 497 may replace 4 credits of this requirement.
BICM 450 Bioanalytical Chemistry (4-credit)
BICM 415 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry (2 or 4 credits each)
Possible Topics Include:
• Advanced Structural Biology
• Advanced Bioanalytical chemistry
• Biochemistry of Cancer
• Bio-organic Chemistry
• Biochemistry and Drug Discovery of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Biochemistry and Drug Discovery of Inflammation2023-2024 AMU Academic Catalog / 91
• Computational Chemistry and modelling
• Metals in Biology
• Organic Mechanisms of Drug Action
• Protein Crystallography
• Principles of Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
• Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanism
• Protein Trafficking
• CHEM 297 Directed research
• BICM 497 Directed research
Seven 4-credit courses
(All courses are four credits unless otherwise noted.)
CHEM 125 General Chemistry I with laboratory
CHEM 126 General Chemistry II with laboratory
CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry I with laboratory
CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry II with laboratory
BICM 305 Biochemistry I: Structure, Mechanism and Metabolism with laboratory
BICM 306 Biochemistry II: Biophysical Chemistry with laboratory
BICM 450 Bioanalytical Chemistry
BIOL 211 Biology I Cellular and Molecular Biology with laboratory
BIOL 212 Biology II Organismal and Population Biology with laboratory
BIOL 303 Genetics with laboratory
BIOL 305 Molecular Biology with laboratory
PHYS 221 University Physics: Mechanics with laboratory
PHYS 222 University Physics: Materials with laboratory
MATH 151 Calculus I
MATH 250 Calculus II or STAT 230 Applied Statistics or MATH 231 Mathematical Statistics and Design of Experiments
BICM 497 or CHEM 297 cannot substitute for this requirement for B.S. degree.
BICM 415 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry (2 credits)
Possible Topics Include:
• Advanced Structural Biology
• Advanced Bioanalytical chemistry
• Biochemistry of Cancer
• Bio-organic Chemistry
• Biochemistry and Drug Discovery of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Biochemistry and Drug Discovery of Inflammation
• Computational Chemistry and modelling
• Metals in Biology
• Organic Mechanisms of Drug Action
• Protein Crystallography
• Principles of Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
• Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanism
• Protein Trafficking
• CHEM 297 Directed research
• BICM 497 Directed research
Three 4-credit courses
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