School of Medicine Basic Sciences

Department of Biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry is a diverse group of scientists, trainees, and staff dedicated to discovering the basic mechanisms of biological processes through fundamental research and disseminating that knowledge via education and service to our community.

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ANNOUNCEMENT!

Distinction and Honors Tool

Biochemistry has been selected as the first department to participate in the soft launch of the new SOMBS Distinctions and Honors tool. You can explore the tool and make entries here: SOMBS Distinctions and Honors – bookmark this site so you can easily enter your information on a regular basis. Created by the office of the Dean of Basic Sciences, this tool will help us celebrate the achievements of faculty, staff, and trainees faster, ensuring every success gets the recognition it deserves. We look forward to a comprehensive historical record of the many and varied accomplishments of our department within the school of basic sciences.

Biochemistry News!

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Upcoming Events

August 22, 214 Light Hall, Dr. Patrick Sung, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, “Homologous Recombination Licensing Role of the BRCA1-BARD1 Tumor Suppressor Complex”

September 19, 214 Light Hall, Dr. Jennifer Below, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, “Understanding Genetic Regulation and Disease Association Within and Across Populations”

October 3, 206 Preston Research Building, Dr. Wilma Friedman, Rutgers University, “Mechanisms of axonal degeneration following traumatic brain injury

October 17, 214 Light Hall, Dr. Eros Lazzerini Denchi, National Institutes of Health, “Telomere Dynamics in Pluripotent Stem Cells and Cancer Cells

October 31, 214 Light Hall, Dr. Blanton Tolbert, University of Pennsylvania, “Molecular Heterogeneity Underlies RNA Function”

November 14, 214 Light Hall,The Richard Armstrong Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Villa, University of California, San Diego

December 5, 2:30 PM in 1220 MRBiii, Discovery Science Emerging Scholars Lecture: Dr. Lauren Hagler, Texas A&M University

Upcoming Events