EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

elcome to the Educational Programs of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The department has a rich history, which spans many decades, in the area of biochemistry and molecular biology education. The current faculty has a strong commitment to continue that tradition. A solid education in both the classroom and laboratory is essential to the development of successful scientists, health professionals and future academic biomedical leaders.

To address the educational needs of the 21st century students various modes of teaching are used: lectures, lab courses, small group discussions, independent study and tutorials. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their education with faculty available to assist them.

The department has a core teaching faculty of five professors that includes two new professors. This faculty is responsible for the development and most of the teaching in the undergraduate biochemistry courses, the introductory courses for the graduate programs, the medical biochemistry course and the allied health biochemistry course. Of special note is the new Biochemistry undergraduate Honors course, Science and Medicine, taught by Dr. Ferid Murad, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Physiology. The research faculty is responsible for the development and teaching of the advanced courses for the Masters and PhD programs in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. In addition, they serve as mentors for the research projects of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students to nurture and expand the students’ interests in laboratory-based research.

There are links above to the various departmental teaching activities in undergraduate, graduate, medical and allied health programs.

***Currently accepting students into our Graduate Programs: Two separate Tracks: Bioinformatics Track and Molecular Biochemistry Track (Master of Science Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  Limited Scholarships and Research Assistantships available.***