FAST FACTS:
Degree offered: Biochemistry
Ph.D.
Graduate faculty mentors: 40
Applications considered: Fall semester
(spring semester if slots available)
Application deadline: December 1
(international students) and January 15 (domestic students) |
 As a student in our program, you will have access to several key research areas within broad disciplines. The strength of the Interdisciplinary Biochemistry Program has been recognized at the international level in each of these fields:
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Protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions
- Macromolecular structure determination
using NMR and X-ray crystallography
- Lipid and membrane biochemistry
- DNA synthesis and repair
- Signal reception and transduction
- RNA structure and function
- Transcription initiation and termination
- Mitosis and cell cycle control
- Bioorganic and bioanalytical analysis
- Biophysical analysis and molecular
trapping
General course requirements (pdf)
Current and upcoming course descriptions
Thesis Selection
One of your most critical decisions will be choosing a laboratory in which to undertake your graduate thesis project. Our interdisciplinary program provides a large number of potential research advisors. As a new student, you will participate in "lab rotations" so that you can sample the interests, approaches, and styles of three different laboratories. Rotating students participate in ongoing research, often carrying out a project under the supervision of a senior graduate student or a postdoctoral fellow. You will gain hands-on experience in research approaches and techniques, so that you can make an informed decision about what area of research to pursue and which laboratory to join.
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