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== Academic Courses Taken (graduate level) ==
* '''Biocrystallography'''
** Professors: Dr. Wim Hol, Dr. Ethan Merritt, Dr. Jack Johnson, Dr. Ning Zheng, Dr. Ron Stenkamp, and Dr. Wenqing Xu
* '''Biological X-ray Structure Analysis'''
** Professors: Dr. Ron Stenkamp, Dr. Wenqing Xu, and Dr. Werner Kaminsky
** Textbook: ''X-ray Structure Determination'', Stout and Jensen
* '''[[Molecular Evolution (academic course)|Molecular Evolution]]'''
** Professor: Dr. Anders Gorm Pedersen 
** Textbook: ''[[Inferring Phylogenies]]'', Joseph Felsenstein, Sinauer Associates, Inc. (2003).
* '''[[DNA Microarray Analysis (academic course)|DNA Microarray Analysis]]'''
** Professor: Dr. Henrik Bjørn Nielsn 
** Textbook: ''A Biologist's Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data''.
* '''Molecular Cell Biology'''
** Professor: Dr. Uffe Hasbro Mortensen and Dr. Ivan Mijakovic 
** Textbook: ''Molecular Cell Biology'', Scott MP, Matsudaira P, Lodish H, Darnell J, Zipursky L, Kaiser CA, Berk A, and Krieger M. W. H. Freeman, 5th Edition (2003). 
* '''Advanced Bioinformatics'''
** Professor: Dr. Søren Brunak 
** Textbook: ''Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data'', Knudsen S, 2nd Edition (2004). 
* '''Comparative Microbial Genomics: A Bioinformatics Approach'''
** Professor: Dr. David W. Ussery

==Academic Courses Taken (relating to BSc degree)==

* '''General Chemistry''' I, II, and III (+lab)
** Professor: Dr. Bridgid Backus 
** Textbook: ''General Chemistry'', Darrell D. Ebbing and Steven D. Gammon, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 6th Edition (1999). 
* '''Organic Chemistry''' I, II, and III 
** Professor: Dr. David Horne 
** Textbook: ''Organic Chemistry'', Paula Yurkanis Bruice, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 3rd Edition (2001). 
* '''Experimental Chemistry''' I and II (+lab) 
** Professor: Dr. Christine Pastorek and Dr. John Loesor 
** Textbook: ''Principles and Techniques for an Integrated Chemistry Laboratory'', David A. Aikens, et. al., Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect Heights (1984). 
* '''Physical Chemistry''' I, II, and III 
** Professor: Dr. Glenn Evans 
** Textbook: ''Physical Chemistry'', Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 7th Edition (2002). 
*** Physical Chemistry I: Thermochemistry, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium
*** Physical Chemistry II: Quantum Theory (Schrödinger equation), Atomic Structure, Spectroscopy (rotational and vibrational, electronic transitions, magnetic resonance)
*** Physical Chemistry III: Statistical Thermodynamics, Molecular Interactions, Macromolecules and Aggregates, Kinetics and Molecular Reaction Dynamics)
* '''[[Biochemistry (academic course)|Biochemistry]]''' I, II, and III (+lab) 
** Professor: Dr. Michael I. Schimerlik, Dr. Tory M. Hagen, Dr. Christopher K. Mathews, and Dr. George D. Pearson. 
** Textbook: ''Biochemistry'', Christopher K. Mathews, K. E. van Holde, and Kevin G. Ahern, Addison Wesley Longman, San Fransisco, 3rd Edition (2000). 
*** Biochemistry I: Energetics of Life (Thermodynamics, Chemical Reactions and Equilibrium), Nucleic Acids (Properties, Structure, Function), Protein Structure, Protein Function and Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Carbohydrates
*** Biochemistry I-Laboratory: Biochemical Assays
*** Biochemistry II: Lipids, Membranes, Cellular Transport, Enzymes, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Oxidative Processes, Photosynthesis, Lipid Metabolism, Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds, Nucleotide Metabolism, Metabolic Coordination/Control/Signal Transduction
*** Biochemistry II-Laboratory: Molecular Biology
*** Biochemistry III: Information Copying (Replication), Restriction, Repair, Recombination, Rearrangement, Amplification, Transcription, Translation, Expression
*** Biochemistry III-Laboratory: Radioactivity
* '''General Biology''' I, II, and III (+lab) 
** Professor: Richard Liebaert 
** Textbook: ''Biology'', Neil A. Campbell, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Redwood City, 5th Edition (1999). 
* '''Molecular and Cellular Biology'''
** Professor: Dr. Charles R. Wert 
** Textbook: ''Essential Cell Biology'', Bruce Alberts, et. al., Garland Publishing, Inc. New York (1998). 
* '''Genetics'''
** Professor: Dr. Carol Rivin 
** Textbook: ''Genetics: From Genes to Genomes'', Leland H. Hartwell, et. al., McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Boston (2000). 
* '''Evolution'''
** Professor: Dr. Stephan J. Arnold 
** Textbook: ''Evolution: An Introduction'', Stephen C. Stearns and Rolf F. Hoekstra, Oxford University Press, Oxford (2000). 
* '''Physics with Calculus''' I, II, and III (+lab) 
** Professor: Dr. Henri Jansen, Dr. Carl A. Kocher, and Dr. Rubin H. Landau 
** Textbook: ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 5th Edition (2000). 
* '''[[Biophysics (academic course)|Biophysics]]''' I, II, and III 
** Professor: Dr. P. Shing Ho, Dr. Victor Hsu, and Dr. P. Andrew Karplus 
** Textbook: ''Physical Biochemistry'', Kensal E. van Holde, W. Curtis Johnson, and P. Shing Ho, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1998). 
*** Biophysics I: Biological Macromolecules (Interactions, Environments, Symmetry, Structure), Molecular Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics (Structural Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins, Structural Transitions in Polynucleotides and DNA, Nonregular Structures)
*** Biophysics II: Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy (Absorption, Linear and Circular Dichroism, Emisson, NMR)
*** Biophysics III: Macromolecular Structure Determination, X-ray Crystallography, Hydrogen Exchange (Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Structure), Atomic Force Microscopy, Mass Spectroscopy, Protein Folding

* '''Calculus I: Differential Calculus'''
* '''Calculus II: Integral Calculus'''
* '''Calculus III: Infinite Series and Sequences'''
* '''Calculus IV: Vector Calculus'''
* '''Calculus V: Differential Equations'''
* '''Mathematical Biology'''
* '''Chemical Information'''
* '''Introduction to C Programming'''
* '''Introduction to Web Authoring'''
* '''Java Programming'''
** Professor: Dr. Jens Thyge Kristensen 
** Textbook: ''Object-Oriented Software Development Using Java'', Xiaoping Jia, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition. 

==Academic Courses Taken (not relating to degrees)==

* '''Communication: Interpersonal'''
* '''Economics: Introduction to Microeconomics'''
* '''English: Literature of the Western Civilisation'''
* '''Writing: English Composition I'''
* '''Writing: English Composition III'''
* '''Geography: Geography of Africa and the Middle East'''
* '''Geography: Population Geography'''
* '''Geography: Immigration''' ([http://www.myedu.com/SIS-325-Immigration/course/s/360913/profile/ SIS 325])
* '''History: History of the United States of America – Colonial Period'''
* '''Philosophy: Ethics'''
* '''Philosophy: Great Ideas in Philosophy'''
* '''Political Science: Introduction to U.S. Government & Politics'''
* '''German: Year I, II, and III'''
* '''German Conversation: Level I, II, and III'''
* '''German Culture'''
* '''Health: Emergency First Aid'''
* '''Health: Lifetime Wellness'''
* '''Health: Asbestos General Training''' (Online)
* '''Physical Activity: Karate'''
* '''Physical Activity: Jogging'''
* '''Theatre Arts: Improvisation'''

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