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department of Biochemistry

Research Programs

 

The graduate faculty has designed a well-balanced program that can be individually tailored to meet every student's interests and needs and fully prepare him or her for a career in academic or industrial biochemistry or related fields. The breadth of research interests within the Department of Biochemistry gives students an excellent opportunity for graduate training in many areas of biochemistry and molecular biology, including:

  • Intermediary metabolism

  • Enzymology

  • Lipid biochemistry

  • Blood chemistry

  • Molecular biology

  • Cancer research

  • Polynucleotide biochemistry

  • Hormone research

  • Membrane biochemistry

  • Physical biochemistry

Members of the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology and the Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center who hold academic appointments in the Department of Biochemistry also participate in the graduate training program.

 

Presently students are performing research in:

  • Blood coagulation

  • Developmental biochemistry

  • Enzyme structure and function

  • Lipids and membranes

  • Microbial biochemistry

  • Molecular biology

  • Protein structure and function

Other research programs are available within the Department and its cooperative departments and centers. For a better understanding of the different programs, view individual faculty research interests here.