HUBI 3001

Covers core concepts of lipids and membranes, particularly as applied to human health and disease. Students will learn classification, structure, reactions, biosynthesis and oxidation of lipids including fatty acids, cholesterol, phospholipids, lipoproteins and other lipid species. Also covered are lipid digestion, absorption and storage, fat soluble vitamins, bile acids and steroid hormones, cell membranes and associated proteins, lipids-barrier interactions such as blood-brain and placenta, vesicular trafficking and an introduction to lipidomics.