CHEM 256EDynamic Interplay of Eukaryotic Translation and mRNA Decay
Chemistry and Biochemistry · 2 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Designed for participants in the Lawson Lab. The Lawson Lab focuses on using in vitro reconstituted translation systems to study mechanisms of translation and RNA decay. Students demonstrate their understanding of research ongoing in the Lawson Lab, and appraise relevant scientific literature. Learning is done through hands-on preparation of presentations about ongoing research projects and providing constructive criticism on others research presentations and journal club presentations.
S/U grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.