Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease online course is designed for postgraduate students of biological sciences. The 15-week programme provides an overview of the importance of biomolecules. It starts with simple topics such as water molecules and ramps up the complexity in a gradual fashion. Also, completing this course will provide you with four credits.

Swayam provides the Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease training for free. Along with the expert-driven video lectures, you also get a list of reference books to supplement your learning. This course provides an in-depth understanding of pathology and how to employ clinical proteomics to identify biomarkers. Topics like DNA, RNA, and their structure are also briefly covered.

After completing all the modules of the Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease certification syllabus, you will have to appear for the final assessment, which will be held in the form of a proctored exam. Once you clear the test, you will be awarded a course completion certificate by Swayam. However, you must pass the assessment with the minimum specified criteria.

The Highlights

15-week training programme
Postgraduate level course
Four credits
Programme in Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
Free content
Video lectures
Online application process

Programme Offerings

Core course
15-week programme
Biological Sciences & Bioengineering-based training
Postgraduate-level course
video lectures
Four credits awarded
Final Assessment
100% Online

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	AIIMS Delhi

Eligibility Criteria

Course certificate for Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease online course will be awarded to you after you have submitted all assessments and cleared the final proctored exam.

What you will learn

Knowledge of biomedical sciences

After completing all the sections of the Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease certification syllabus, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge of concepts like:

Biomolecules
Chemical bonds and their types
Fatty Acids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Cholesterol
Acids and Bases
DNA and RNA

Admission Details

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Step 2: After reading the details, click on the ‘Join’ option available at the top-right of the page.

Step 3: Sign-In using your existing credentials, or create a new account by filling a small application form.

Step 4: After you’ve logged in, you can access all the programme material, and begin your learning journey.

Application Details

The enrollment process for the Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease certification course requires you to create an NPTEL account or logging in through an existing one. You also have the option of using your Microsoft, Google, or Facebook account. After creating an account, you will have to fill an online application form by furnishing important information like personal details, contact details, professional details, educational details, and age.

The Syllabus

Chemical bonds:
Different types of Bonds
Bond energies,
Bond Angles etc,
Water: The molecule of life,
Aqueous Solution, Acids & Bases,
Measurements of pH,
Henderson Haselbatch equation,
Titration Curve & pK values,
Buffers

Amino acids,
chirality,
peptide bond and polypeptides,
Structural levels of proteins and Stabilizing forces,
Conformational properties of polypeptides and Ramachandran plot

Turns,
loops,
Super secondary structures,
motifs and domains in proteins,
Structures and function of Fibrous Proteins,
Structure and function of Actin and myosins

Hemoglobin,
Myoglobin and Oxygen binding,
Role of Protein Structure in Health and Disease,
Assessment 1

Protein Seperation Techniques:
Centrifugation & Chromatography,
Protein sequencing

Methods of structure determination of proteins :
X-ray, NMR,
CD etc,
Clinical Proteomics

Antigen-Antibody Complex and their Applications in Immunology,
Protein-Ligand(Small Molecules including drugs)
Interaction

Components of Nucleic Acids,
Conformational parameters of Nucleic acids and DNA double helix,
DNA Polymorphism

Circular DNA,
Supercoil DNA

Interactions of small molecules (ions, drugs ) with DNA,
Different types and structures of RNA

DNA-Protein interactions,
Assessment 2

Introduction to Carbohydrates,
Structures of polysaccharides,
Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids,
Nomenclature of fatty acids and Essential and non-essential fatty acids

Glycoproteins and Proteoglycons,
Classification of Lipids:
simple and compound lipids,
phospholipids,
Cholesterol,
Micelles and Liposomes:
Applications in biology and medicine

Lipids:
extraction,
separation and analysis,
Components and architecture of Cell membrane,
Various membrane models including Fluid-mosaic model

Cholesterol and its role in health and disease,
Interrealtionship of Biomolecules:
System Biology,
Epigenetics and Human Diseases,
Final Assessment

Evaluation process

Appearing for a final proctored exam is mandatory if you wish to earn the certificate. Along with the final assessment, you also have to submit all the assessments. Your final score will be a mix of marks you’ve procured in assessments and final exam. 30% weightage will be given to assessments, and 70% weightage will be allotted to the final exam.