PhD Biochemistry, Biophysics and Chemical Biology at University of Pennsylvania

The Graduate Group in Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Chemical Biology (BBCB) is devoted to the education and training of doctoral students in quantitative, mechanistic and molecular frontiers of biochemistry and biophysics, broadly conceived. The goal is to produce the next generation of scientists, scholars, educators and leaders in biomedical sciences. To achieve this goal, BBCB starts with a strong relationship with the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Chemical Biology, combined with a world class, diverse faculty of over 90 members from four institutions, the University of Pennsylvania, the Wistar Institute, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Faculty: Perelman School of Medicine  |  Duration: 19 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 19 course units in total. Listed required courses include BIOM 6000 Cell Biology; BBCB 5080 Macromolecular Biophysics: Principles and Methods; BBCB 5100 Data Analysis and Scientific Inference; BBCB 5090 Structural and Mechanistic Biochemistry; BBCB 7050 Candidacy Exam Preparation Course; BBCB 6990 Laboratory Rotation.

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