Biological Chemistry About Us Our Science Giving People Faculty & Staff Graduate Students Postdoctoral Fellows Education Graduate Program Postdoctoral Education Medical Students Resources Medical Students Home Research Biological Chemistry: Home Biological Chemistry: Education Biological Chemistry: Education > Medical Students First-year UC Irvine medical students take their first courses taught by the faculty of the Department of Biological Chemistry during the fall quarter. The course curriculum provides training in biochemistry and molecular biology as it relates to the practice of medicine. One of the major objectives of the course is to provide first-year medical students with a solid foundation in biochemistry and molecular biology that will serve them as they progress through their medical training and subsequently as practicing physicians. Key topics covered include: Structure and function of macromolecules Metabolism Cellular structures and processes Systems-level biochemistry Molecular biology Course director: Rob Steele, PhD Course coordinator: Travis Baumann More information is available on the UCI School of Medicine Medical Education website. Course offerings include: Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BC523)