The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is home to a community of dedicated scientists, students, and postdoctoral fellows conducting innovative research on biochemical and molecular mechanisms governing cellular processes.
The Department offers a strong collegial atmosphere where faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows and administrators work together to promote and share in the discovery of fundamental principles governing life processes.
In addition to a commitment to research excellence, the department is dedicated to education and offers outstanding training for Ph.D. students in biochemistry and molecular biology.
The Department has research efforts of international stature in several areas, including cellular and molecular signaling, structural biology, eukaryotic molecular biology, lipid and membrane biochemistry, molecular genetics, enzymology, and tumor biology.
Our faculty is especially committed to graduate education and is actively engaged in shaping the highly collaborative environment with other departments and the private sector that makes MCV/VCU such a special place.
Our Department prepares students for successful careers as independent investigators in academia, government, biotechnology, and in teaching. The training is rigorous and provides access to state-of-the-art technology in diverse research areas.
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