The Biochemistry Graduate Program offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees as part of the University of Colorado Graduate School. Graduate students undertake an academic program of core and elective courses tailored to their individual needs and interests.
All students also participate in seminars and journal clubs.
Laboratory rotations are instituted soon after arrival. The research programs of the faculty members affiliated with the biochemistry program are enriched through many collaborations with research groups in the preclinical and clinical departments of the School of Medicine, the National Jewish Hospital, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research. Research Facilities Laboratories of the program members are found both in the School of Medicine and in the Biomedical Research Building. These laboratories and several specialized core facilities, such as one for animal care, contain all major equipment required for biomedical research, including ultracentrifuges, spectrophotometers, HPLC and FPLC chromatography equipment, oligonucleotide and peptide synthesizers, amino acid analyzers, tissue culture and fermentation facilities, and cell sorters. Financial Aid Students are in general initially supported by funds from the Graduate School.