Apply your chemistry knowledge and skills to address real-world biological problems.
From medicine, toxicology, pharmaceutical research, many of the world's most pressing future problems will involve biological systems but require chemical or biochemical strategies to solve. The Biochemistry program is ideal for students interested in examining the chemical aspects of living things and the chemical processes that support biological life.
Course labs and research projects will give you hands-on experiences with modern methods of biochemical study including gene expression, protein purification (chromatography and electrophoresis) and characterization, enzyme kinetics, and polymerase chain reaction, and more. This broad and deep program of study will prepare you for a future career in biochemistry, whether you proceed to medical school, graduate school or directly into industry.
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Get research experience as an undergraduate! Biochemistry faculty actively mentor students in health science-related research projects which include malaria, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and crop diseases.
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George Gray
Class of 2019
At Taylor, I performed biochemistry research, used top-of-the-line equipment, and built relationships with students and faculty. This set me up for success in graduate school and made me marketable in the chemistry field.
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Patricia Stan
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry
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Allison Hunt
Assistant to the Dean, School of Natural & Applied Sciences