Our objectives are to help all students develop their creative potential and acquire the skills needed for an effective and rewarding career in research and teaching. We have 40 faculty within the Department which provides students with diverse choices for research. In addition, we have faculty and students who are also a part of the Neuroscience Program , the Genetics Program , the Cell and Molecular Biology Program , and the Environmental Toxicology Program all of which provide additional research options. In order to identify the most appropriate mentor, each graduate student spends 3 months in two or three labs before selecting a Ph.D. advisor. During their first and subsequent years, all graduate students are provided assistance when needed by the Director of Graduate Programs.
Biochemistry is an exciting field which offers many challenging and rewarding opportunities.
To enhance and strengthen the career goals of our graduate students we also offer a career day and a variety of workshops to increase writing and communication skills all of which are described below. The Department consists of over 40 faculty which provides students with a wide array of training opportunities. The Department emphasizes research and training in three major areas. The Department is one of the best equipped in the nation for modern biochemistry. It has one of the five a Computer Center , a Macromolecular Structure Facility , the MSU CORE Flow Cytometry Facility , and a Transgenic Drosophila Facility .