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The
Biological Chemistry graduate program prepares students for
careers as independent research scientists and scholars. Laboratory
research is the central element. Biological chemistry has grown
to include studies of cellular, molecular, and developmental
biology, molecular genetics and genetic engineering, and many
aspects of the health sciences. The research activities of the
department include these areas as well as the "classic" topics
of metabolism, enzymology, and biomolecular structure. Courses
and seminar programs are designed to provide students with the
necessary background and approach to encourage their continuing
growth in these rapidly changing areas of science.
Interaction
with other graduate programs provides access to scientists in
a variety of related disciplines. Through its primary affiliation
with the School of Medicine, the department is also involved
in the basic education of students who will be physicians, dentists,
and other health professionals. Many of these students become
involved in laboratory research in the department. In part because
of this breadth of experience students find careers in many
aspects of basic and applied scientific research and education.
The department emphasizes study for the Ph.D., but candidates
for the M.S. degree may be accepted under special circumstances.
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