The program is highly interactive and includes a seminar series attended by all the member laboratories. Participating students have the opportunity to take sections of the Biochemistry and MCD Biology core courses and to participate in laboratory rotations in both departments. Research interest of the MCD Biology faculty include gene regulations, RNA structure and function, cellular biochemistry, membrane biochemistry, virus structure and mechanism, cellular motility, and development. Experimental systems include yeast, plant, C. elegans, Drosophila, and mammalian cells. In each of the interdisciplinary programs students can choose a Ph.D. thesis supervisor from the participating faculty without regard to departmental affiliation and still obtain their degree in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Additional information regarding the programs is available from the graduate secretary.
The Chemical Physics Program at the University of Colorado is an interdisciplinary graduate curriculum leading to the doctoral degree in chemical physics. This program was initiated in 1966 in response to the tremendous growth of research in the field of chemical physics and the increased need for scientists trained in this area. The Chemical Physics Program offers the Ph.D. student an opportunity for flexible advanced training in areas of common interest to physics and chemistry. These include experiments and theory in laser-related atomic and molecular spectroscopy, ion and neutral chemical dynamics and kinetics, surface science, and condensed matter chemistry and physics. Since its inception, the Chemical Physics Program has graduated several dozen students who have gone out to work in this interfacial area of chemistry and physics disciplines.