Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics 6-155 Jackson Hall 321 Church St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-625-6100

The Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics (BMBB) program is an interdisciplinary program that is supported by the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) and the Medical School of the University of Minnesota. The program provides a broad research-based education involving faculty from BMBB as well as many faculty members from several other departments in CBS, the Medical School, the College of Science and Engineering (CSE), the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences (CFANS), and the College of Veterinary Medicine. BMBB focuses on determining the molecular mechanisms that underlie basic biological functions using an integrated approach that encompasses biochemistry, chemistry, biophysics, genomics, molecular biology, proteomics, and structural biology. Special emphasis is placed on revealing how biological processes go awry in diseases including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and AIDS. The program has four areas of emphasis: synthetic biology and biotechnology, molecular biology, metabolic and systems biology, and chemical and structural biology. All students are expected to demonstrate a minimum level of competence in these areas, but will emphasize the area most related to their thesis project.

A master's minor requires 6 credits of general graduate level coursework, which may be selected (with approval by the director of graduate studies) from the 5xxx and 8xxx courses offered by the program. A doctoral minor requires BIOC 8001 (3 cr) and BIOC 8002 (3 cr), plus additional BIOC 5xxx-level and above courses (6 cr) approved by the director of graduate studies, to meet the minimum requirement of 12 credits total. In extenuating cases, students may petition the director of graduate studies for substitution of a required course.