Our graduate program is multidisciplinary, integrating biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, and genetics to enable you to study a diverse set of biological problems. We offer a biochemistry doctoral degree and graduate minors in multiple fields of study pertaining to your dissertation research.

Our curriculum is topical. We provide a strong foundation in biochemistry based on a considerable breadth of study, including opportunities for specialization and success in the research laboratory. Specialization is achieved in the context of integrated research opportunities that align with subgroups of core faculty in these areas: Genome Biochemistry and Supramolecular Complexes.

Our faculty research interests span nearly all aspects of the structure, function, and dynamics of proteins, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules, providing many opportunities for you to select an area of specialization.

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You will also have access to numerous seminar series featuring distinguished lecturers from around the country, many of whom hold informal discussions and question-and-answer sessions with graduate students. We also offer group meetings and research and journal clubs that introduce our students to all areas of biochemical research. Students frequently present their own research results at scientific meetings.

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