Master of Science in Chemistry - Biological Chemistry or Biochemistry

University of Waterloo

Particle-displayed DNA for aptamer selection and aptamer-based detection. Structure and function investigations of nitric oxide synthase and calmodulin. Mechanisms of protein aggregation. Protein engineering and design. Developing novel methods for combinatorial selection of aptamers. Design, synthesis, and enzymology of novel enzyme inhibitors. Study of enzymes important in microorganisms and potential for drug design. Protein structure and function. Bionanotechnology-application of proteins and enzymes to nanotechnology. Structure and function of membrane-damaging toxins and antibiotics. Nucleic acid structure and function. Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. RNA as drug and drug target.