Carleton University

Course Description

• In the first year, students’ classes will typically have a lecture and a lab or tutorial component
• The labs, tutorials, field courses, and seminars are conducted in small classes, resulting in plenty of personalized interactions with professors, lab supervisors, and fellow students
• The science of biochemistry seeks to understand how organisms function by investigating enzyme reactions, mechanisms of gene regulation, chemical signaling pathways, and cellular structure at the molecular level
• Biochemists study how animals, plants, and bacteria make use of energy to grow, compete with other organisms, and reproduce
• Many of the biochemist’s findings are of direct relevance to humanity—they help humans understand and treat disease, improve food production, and find new techniques to produce valuable products such as vitamins and antibiotics ​