October 7, 2015 - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that Paul Modrich, Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University, Tomas Lindahl of the Francis Crick Institute and Clare Hall Laboratory in the UK, and Aziz Sancar of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, are the recipients of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
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The University of Mount Unions Biochemistry Major is structured to fill the growing need of understanding the molecular basis of life processes in our society. Specifically tailored to application in the life sciences, you will explore chemical substances, processes and reactions that occur in living organisms. You will learn in-depth about the concepts of inorganic, analytical, organic and physical chemistry. Diving deeper, you will be exposed to advanced biochemistry, including metabolism, nutrition, pharmacology, gene expression and biotechnology. Coupling these course paths with hands-on learning opportunities help to better prepare biochemistry major students toward future careers or study.
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The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology offers a high quality learning environment for both undergraduate and graduate students within a high powered research program. We offer exciting research opportunities for our undergraduate majors and highly personalized training to Ph.D. graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. The BMB faculty has a tradition of excellence in teaching, while their research accomplishments have been recognized nationally and internationally in the areas of biochemistry, and molecular, cellular, and structural biology, and is supported by the highest levels of external funding per faculty in the College of Natural Sciences.
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Biochemistry is the application of chemistry to the study of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level. It emerged as a distinct discipline around the beginning of the 20th century when scientists combined chemistry, physiology and biology to investigate the chemistry of living systems.
Biochemistry is both a life science and a chemical science - it explores the chemistry of living organisms and the molecular basis for the changes occurring in living cells. It uses the methods of chemistry,
"Biochemistry has become the foundation for understanding all biological processes. It has provided explanations for the causes of many diseases in humans, animals and plants."
physics, molecular biology and immunology to study the structure and behaviour of the complex molecules found in biological material and the ways these molecules interact to form cells, tissues and whole organisms.
Biochemists are interested, for example, in mechanisms of brain function, cellular multiplication and differentiation, communication within and between cells and organs, and the chemical bases of inheritance and disease. The biochemist seeks to determine how specific molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, vitamins and hormones function in such processes. Particular emphasis is placed on regulation of chemical reactions in living cells.
Biochemistry has become the foundation for understanding all biological processes. It has provided explanations for the causes of many diseases in humans, animals and plants. It can frequently suggest ways by which such diseases may be treated or cured.
Because biochemistry seeks to unravel the complex chemical reactions that occur in a wide variety of life forms, it provides the basis for practical advances in medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture and biotechnology. It underlies and includes such exciting new fields as molecular genetics and bioengineering.
The knowledge and methods developed by biochemists are applied to in all fields of medicine, in agriculture and in many chemical and health related industries. Biochemistry is also unique in providing teaching and research in both protein structure/function and genetic engineering, the two basic components of the rapidly expanding field of biotechnology.
As the broadest of the basic sciences, biochemistry includes many subspecialties such as neurochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, clinical biochemistry, physical biochemistry, molecular genetics, biochemical pharmacology and immunochemistry. Recent advances in these areas have created links among technology, chemical engineering and biochemistry.
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Check out our state of the art cell culture laboratory. Samples from this space and others can be analyzed by western blot with our Li-Core Odyssey imaging system or by fluorescence microscopy with one of our fluorescent microscopes. Maybe get a bit more technical with our high-performance liquid chromatograph, ultraviolet-visible spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, or gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry? If youve got a passion for studying life at the molecular level, we would love to work with you. Lakelands professors have an impressive collection of high-tech tools they're excited to introduce you to. Together, using Lakelands deeply ingrained hands-on approach, you will unlock the many secrets of biochemistry. You will get a project, you will learn how to use and troubleshoot all of our instruments, you will learn how to obtain results, how to interpret those results, and how to explain those results to an audience.
Majoring in biochemistry opens up numerous career doors. A biochemistry degree from Lakeland will prepare you for medical school or pharmaceutical school, because your courses will meet the prerequisites for professional school acceptance.
If youd prefer to go directly into the workforce, your Lakeland University biochemistry Bachelor of Science degree and the plentiful internship opportunities with local companies will make you an exceptionally attractive candidate for entry level positions involving chemistry.
And if youd prefer to enter graduate school and focus on earning a Ph.D. or doctorate in biochemistry, that path is wide open as well. One former Lakeland University student is a Ph.D. candidate in biophysics at prestigious Johns Hopkins University. Another is a Ph.D. candidate in physical chemistry at the University of Michigan.
Students who have successfully completed a B.S. in Biochemistry from Lakeland University should be able to:
Name:Benjamin Stellmacher
Hometown:Waukesha, Wis.
Title:Microbiologist
Business:Johnsonville Sausage
What began as an internship quickly became the start of a promising career for Ben, who graduated with his bachelors degree in 2010.
I was a summer intern at Johnsonville, and after I graduated, a position opened up in the microbiology lab, he says. They thought I worked out well during my internship, and I got the job.
Ben has an important role at Johnsonville, which produces and exports its award-winning bratwurst to all 50 U.S. states and 30 other countries.
I help ensure that all of our product is safe and free of bacteria, he says. I go to the various plants, swab equipment, test product and work with research and development on new product, which is really interesting.
Ben, who came to Lakeland to play football and fuel his lifelong interest in science, credits Lakelands hands-on approach to learning.
It was really good for me, he says. In some of the upper-level classes, there were only six of us, which was really nice. We worked as a group instead of just listening to a professor present information. All of my professors offered great encouragement, and I knew I could call them any time.
I learned how to work alongside others, while embracing strong values. It was a great experience. At Lakeland, you interact so much more with people, and everyone treats you like a person, not a number.
Listed below are just some of the jobs or graduate school positions Lakeland University biochemistry students from recent graduating classes have landed:
Dean of the School of Science, Technology & Education & Professor of Chemistry and Physics
Assistant Professor of Biology
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Associate Professor of Biology
And the comopletion of at least one of the following emphases:
Cellular Biochemistry Emphasis (15 semester hours)
Physical Biochemistry Emphasis (15 semester hours)
Note: A major in Biochemistry may not be combined with majors or minors in either Biology or Chemistry.
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Grand Opening of CBEC
The grand opening of our CBEC building recently won a bronze medal for Excellence in Special Events, Series of Events from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District V. This was one of nine medals won by Ohio State as part of the Pride of Case V Awards, which will be presented at the annual CASE V Conference in Chicago in December 2015. At the pre-opening dinner for the major donors involved in the buildings fundraising, not one seat was empty, a rare occurrence. Furthermore, the opening day festivities and unique ribbon cutting experience made this event award worthy. All in all, the opening was a success thanks to the dedication and collaboration of the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences and the departments sharing this new space, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical Engineering.
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The Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The Wake Forest School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry offers the Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology through the Graduate School of Wake Forest University, and is recruiting highly motivated and enthusiastic students interested in training for a successful career in biomedical sciences. Students interested in obtaining a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology apply to the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Track, a recently designed integrated curriculum that was inaugurated in the 2011-2012 academic year. Students in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate program benefit from a low student to faculty ratio and a collegial atmosphere that promotes faculty-student interactions and a strong training environment.
Atrium at Wake Forest Biotech Place, location of many of the laboratories in the Department of Biochemistry and courses taught in the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Track.
The faculty of the Department of Biochemistry welcomes students in the Master of Science in Biomedical Science Program. The Master of Science degree is a full-time, graduate degree option that is designed to help students with a bachelors degree, preferably with a major in the sciences, improve their academic foundation in the biomedical sciences, and augment their credentials for admission into health professional programs, Ph.D. study in the sciences, or entrance to the workforce. Students in the Master of Science Program have the option to transition to the Ph.D. program. A detailed description of the Master of Science Program can be found at the Master of Science in Biomedical Science Program web site.
The research interests of the facultyare focused in four inter-related areas that address fundamentally important biological questions:
The Department features research and training in four key technologies that form the core of modern Biochemistry:
Details of our research programs can be found in the Laboratory Page of individual faculty members
Collaborative Training and Research
Department of Biochemistry faculty members participate in multiple interdisciplinary efforts in graduate student training. For example, the following NIH Institutional Training Grants (T32 grants) have Biochemistry faculty members as part of their training faculty:
In addition to the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate program, Department of Biochemistry faculty members also participate in additional graduate programs, whose students may be working beside you in the laboratory:
Research in the Department of Biochemistry is highly collaborative. Faculty members and students participate in the activities of a variety of research centers whose missions include promoting research collaborations. These include:
Students apply to the Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Track. The MCB Admissions Committee evaluates applications based on undergraduate research experience, grade point average, the verbal and quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in the case of applicants for whom English is not the native language, letters of reference, and a statement of personal interests. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview during the process of consideration. Major criteria for evaluation of the interview are the degree of motivation for a career in science and the quality and extent of the applicants undergraduate scientific training.
Students participate in the MCB common curriculum in the first year. This curriculum includes two Core Courses that cover macromolecular synthesis, structure and function; gene expression and genetics; cell structure and communication; organ systems integration, and physiology and pathology. In addition, students take a course in analytical skills and at least three electives. Students also participate in at least three individual laboratory research rotations in their first year in order to choose a faculty research advisor. Students choosing to pursue a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology enter the program at the beginning of the second year. The Ph.D. preliminary examination is completed at the end of the second year, after the student has passed all required courses. In subsequent years students primarily continue with laboratory research under the direction of their research advisor. Completion of the Ph.D. degree requires the student to generate a body of original research and an oral defense of a written research dissertation. A detailed description of the degree requirements can be found at Guidelines for Graduate Students.
The Department of Biochemistry has state-of-the-art facilities for use by students and postdoctoral fellows. Students are encouraged to develop a hands-on understanding of the instrumentation used in their research. Laboratories for macromolecular X-ray crystallography and high-resolution NMR spectrometry as well as, rapid reaction kinetics, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy, phosphorimaging, dynamic light scattering, cellular imaging, and analytical ultracentrifugation have been established to meet the needs of investigators. The professionally staffed Biomolecular Resource Core Facilities are also available for protein and DNA sequence analysis, peptide and oligonucleotide synthesis, GC- and tandem mass spectrometry.
Financial Aid
All Ph.D. students in the Department of Biochemistry are fully supported financially by tuition scholarships and graduate research assistantships. Additional scholar achievement awards are offered to select outstanding applicants. Students who have advanced to candidacy are also eligible to compete for the departments prestigious Artom and Cowgill Fellowships, which provide additional stipend and support for travel to scientific conferences. Upper level students are invited to compete for the Cheung award, awarded by the Department to an outstanding student in Biochemistry each year.
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Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem
Wake Forest University has earned a reputation of distinction among institutions of higher learning and supports a community of widely acclaimed scholars in many disciplines. The University is ranked among the 50 most competitive American colleges and universities. The Bowman Gray Campus, home of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, the Reynolda Campus, and the Wake Forrest Innovation Quarter are located within a short driving distance of one another. The medical center ranks among the top 40 institutions nationally in federal research funding. Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, a city of about 236,000 in the northern Piedmont region of North Carolina noted for its exceptional programs in the fine arts and for Old Salem, a restored village on the site of the original 18th century Moravian settlement.
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Welcome to the University of Pretoria's Department of Biochemistry.
Biochemistry,originally developed as a small crossover field between Biology and Chemistry,has matured over the years into an autonomous discipline that focuseson the molecular aspects of Biology. It shares techniques and interests with many other Life Sciences such as Microbiology, Pharmacology, Genetics, Medicine, Veterinary Science, Virology, Physiology and Food Sciences, but still retains firm links to Chemistry and Physics. In this sense,Biochemistry is the central discipline of all natural sciences.
At the University of Pretoria, the Department of Biochemistry focuses on molecular aspects of Diseases of Poverty including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria as well as antimicrobial peptides. It also lays a strong emphasis on Structural Biology and Tea Research.
Prospective students are encouraged to browse the available academic programmes on offer. Clickherefor more information.
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Biochemistry Honours 2017
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BCM 367 supplementary/aegrotat exam
Take the note the venues for the BCM 367 supplementary/aegrotat exam on 7 December at 09:30 are Agric Annex 2-9 and Agric Annex 2-7. Students writing the aegrotat exam please go to Agric Annex 2-7. Supplementary candidates with last names A - M please go to Agric Annex 2-9. Supplementary candidates with last names N - Z please go to Agric Annex 2-7.
BCM368 - perusal
The BCM 368 exam perusal is scheduled for Thursday, 3 December at 09:30 - 10:30 in Biolab A/B.
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