Students will then meet with this committe e yearly to report on their progress toward completion of the approved proposal. The students in the program have easy access to extensive facilities at UMBC for all types of modern biological research. Support facilities include a transgenic plant facility in a modern g reenhouse, animal quarters, aquaria, darkrooms, controlled temperature rooms, and excellent shops for mechanical work, and electronics. The many computers in the department have access to the Internet over a university-wide ethernet. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMBC houses the Center for Structural Biochemistry, established by the National Science Foundation.
Computer modeling facilities are available for biopolymer studies.
Financial Assistance Various types of financial support are available to students seeking a graduate degree. All Ph.D. candidates are guaranteed financial support. The large amount of sponsored research at the University of Maryland provides opportunities for graduate students to be employed on research projects. Zohar, Yonathan, Ph.D. University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris More information about this program can be found at the Molecualr and Cell Biology web site.