专业描述

Biochemistry is the central scientific discipline linking the chemical, physical, and biological sciences. By applying concepts and methods of chemistry and physics to the fundamental problems of biology, biochemists have made great progress in their effort to understand the biochemical mechanisms of living organisms. Knowledge of the biochemical mechanisms of life can be used to improve the quality of life and health care for all peoples of the world by producing better drugs, increasing agricultural yield and providing a cleaner environment. Major discoveries concerning the biochemistry of genetic material provide the tools of molecular biology that are essential to contemporary life sciences research. Since a biochemist’s tools are the physical sciences, he or she must receive sound education in mathematics, physics and chemistry. The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology provides a curriculum with a broad background in chemistry and biological science and permits flexibility in meeting particular interests of the student.