The department provides research training in biochemistry and structural biology for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. A particular strength of the department is the rich diversity of research activities directed by its faculty. This feature immediately becomes evident from the individual research descriptions provided in this brochure. Students of the Biochemistry and Structural Biology Program have a wonderful opportunity to witness the development of scientific knowledge on many research fronts. We believe our program is especially well suited to inquisitive students who, along with our faculty, are stimulated by this type of intellectual diversity.
Faculty are readily available for research advice and guidance.
Within the department, scientific interaction is promoted by a number of regularly scheduled seminars, research meetings, and journal clubs. A major weekly seminar is held within the department at which internationally known scientists present their research. The research and educational activities of the department are enhanced by financial support provided by an endowment from the Verna and Marrs McLean Foundation. The department has extensive, well-equipped research laboratories with modern instrumentation for all areas of research in biochemistry and structural biology. The physical, intellectual, and financial resources available for graduate education are enormous and serve to propel graduate students to the forefront of scientific discovery.