Click here for details. In these disciplines, students learn how the fundamental compounds present in all cells react in enzyme-catalyzed processes to form the macromolecular assemblies that in turn govern cell growth, cell function, and cell senescence. The understanding of these myriad and complex processes ultimately requires an understanding of the underlying chemical and physical processes. Indeed, molecular biophysics attempts to evaluate, by the methods of physics, biological processes at the molecular level. These disciplines are currently in a time of explosive growth and development.
Students benefit from the study of biochemistry and biophysics in many ways.
Productive and fulfilling lifelong careers are available to graduates of master's and doctoral degree programs. Opportunities exist in government, industrial, and academic institutions that can lead to administrative responsibilities and policy-making positions. Teaching positions at the undergraduate and graduate levels are also available. The study of biochemistry and biophysics provides the student with a broad understanding of life processes that are also fundamental to the understanding of many of the disciplines of biological, agricultural, and medical sciences. It is often an advantage to enter these fields after the completion of a program of study in biochemistry or biophysics.