JOIN THE BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT!

• Our research intensive program enables students the opportunity to work closely with their dissertation advisor on novel and important biological and biomedical questions at the molecular level
  
  
• Choose from more than 135 labs in 14 departments
  
  
• Small research groups of students and postdocs foster an environment of interaction and collaboration
  
  
• Faculty teach courses on a wide variety of topics including: chemistry and biology of proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes; biological regulatory mechanisms; mechanistic aspects of enzyme action; macromolecule structure prediction; bioinformatics and genomics; and genetic and molecular aspects of cellular and developmental biology
  
  
• Students gain professional experience through research proposals, participation in the department journal club, department research conference, international meetings, and internships in industry and government
  
  
• We provide a host of student services, seminars and events, and a career development program
  
  
• Our faculty and students are affiliated with postgraduate programs including Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Biophysics, Biomedical informatics, and Biostatistics Ph.D. programs
  
  
• Students with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ap
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• Integrate basic research with your medical training in the M.D./Ph.D. program

HOW TO APPLY

• Applications will become available in September at Graduate Admissions
• Information on how to apply and the application deadline can be found on the Biosciences website
• The Biochemistry Department offers only Ph.D. degrees
• Contact Joella Mesa for questions on Biochemistry Department admission

 

RESOURCES

• Presentation Resources for Graduate Students
• Course Listings
• Graduate Student Handbook