For students attending the course Chemical Biology (8 hp) course code 1BI039

The Chemical Biology course is about the chemistry of biology as well as how chemistry can be used to study and modulate biology. The course content is oriented towards chemical biology aspects of pre-clinical drug discovery as well as towards study of biological systems.

Syllabus

Welcome information

About the course

The course starts April 29, 2025 at 10.00 in lecture hall Rockefeller.

The course web on Canvas will be regularly updated. Please also check the Announcements there on a regular basis for urgent notices!

Registration

Registration is mandatory in order to keep your place and participate in the course. You register yourself in Ladok. The registration period is from 2025-04-22 - 2025-05-01. More information about web registration.

Schedule

The latest schedule can be found in TimeEdit.

A preliminary fixed schedule is available here

The course will be held on Solna Campus.

Things to do before the course start

Review your chemistry knowledge, if necessary; it will help you a lot. Furthermore, it is good to recall protein esp. enzyme structure and function as encountered in earlier courses.

Information about re-examinations

If you need to register for a re-examination, please check LADOK for available registration options. In case you do not see a registration possibility for the (re-)exam. Please contact the course administration latest at these given dates. For exam dates please check the TimeEdit schedule above:

Regular exam: 30th April

Re-exams: 15th June, 1st September

Course survey and analysis

The course evaluation is part of Karolinska Institutet's quality assurance system and is carried out according to the guidelines set by the Board of Higher Education.

Contact information

Links for Bachelor's Programme in Biomedicine

Content reviewer:
03-12-2025