A relatively interesting but challenging subject. Learning about pain and autophagy/cell death was really enjoyable and cool, and were definitely highlights of the subject. Another great thing about this subject was that it was very well coordinated - each week's lectures was uploaded the Thursday a week prior, and Paul always kept us updated on what we were going to do/learn. However, some topics were pretty dry (although it could just be me) and more difficult, and took a while to wrap your head around. The MSTs were very challenging too, so prepare well for them, although the exam I found was relatively fair. Overall, I'd liken this subject to BCMB30003 (Molecular Aspects of Cell Biology) mixed with BCMB30001 (Protein Structure and Function), since Paul does teach both this subject and BCMB30001.

My favorite BCMB elective so far. All of the content was interesting, and most of the lecturers are very nice and explained things very clearly (my personal favorite were Laura Edgington and Justine Mintern). It is easy to score well in written assignments as long as you attend the tutorials designated for the assignments. The final exam was fair, but the MSTs were tricky.

Grade: 87. Probably my favourite level 3 BCMB subject so far. It's very well coordinated with really enthusiastic and engaging lecturers. There was definitely more cell signalling than neurochemistry, and the first 4 modules were quite heavy on protein structure, which took me a bit by surprise. It did take some time to wrap my head around and get used to the content style and pace of the subject, but in hindsight it has turned into one of my favourite subjects and would highly recommend for anyone in the biochem major. Workshops were fun and engaging, and the 5 assignments were pretty easy, so that's 35% that you can really smash out if you pay attention and ask questions in the workshops. The MSTs were relatively challenging to the assignments but I found them quite fair. Same with the exam, some questions were a bit more challenging and confusing (as expected) but overall I found it really fair, and the time allocated was decent. It is on the content-heavy side, but I found the content really interesting which made studying it a lot easier. Another thing I really enjoyed is that even though different modules are taken by different lecturers, they still relate and overlap, for example module 2 was GPCR signalling, which also came up in module 10, so that also helped a lot with revision. It definitely takes work but its a great subject and a very achievable H1. Plus, the savagery of Gooley must be commended. 5/5.

Very interesting content with dedicated lecturers.

Difficult to follow for the majority of the course, but once you get your head around it, it is quite an interesting course.