School of Medicine
Department Office: 4100 Emma Eccles Jones Medical
Research Building,
581-2117
Website:
www.biochem.utah.edu
Department Chair, Dana Carroll, Ph.D.
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Professors. B. Bass, D. Carroll, C. Hill, J.
McCloskey, M. Rechsteiner, J. Shaw, W. Sundquist
Associate Professors. T. Formosa, J. Lindsley
Assistant Professors. M. Kay, J. Rutter
Research Professors. G. Prestwich, D. Winge
Research Associate Professor. D. Myszka
Research Assistant Professors. S. Alam, D. Eckert,
C. Gorbea, K. Okamoto, H. Schubert, J. Skalicky, F. Whitby
Adjunct Professors. D. Davis, D. Goldenberg, C.
Grissom, D. McClain, D. Poulter
Adjunct Associate Professor. D. Abel, D.
Blumenthal, B. Cairns, S. Summers, K. Ullman
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M.S., Ph.D. For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog.
Students are accepted only into the Ph.D. program, but those not completing all requirements may qualify for an M.S. degree.
Protein
structure and function, nucleic acid structure and function,
molecular mechanisms of DNA rearrangements, DNA replication,
genetic recombination, gene targeting, nucleic acid
enzymology, RNA editing and modification, mass spectrometry,
signal transduction, protein turnover, ubiquitin,
metalloproteins, x-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy,
virus structure and assembly, metabolic regulation, membrane
dynamics.
Ph.D.:
Applicants should have a strong undergraduate background in
chemistry, including organic and physical chemistry, and/or
biology, including biochemistry and molecular biology.
Applications must be accompanied by GRE results,
transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a
statement of purpose and career goals. A personal interview
is encouraged.
Essentially all admissions to the Biochemistry Department
are handled through the Interdepartmental Graduate Program
in Molecular Biology or the Interdepartmental Graduate
Program in Biological Chemistry. Students fulfill the
requirements of one of these programs during their First
Year, then enter the department by choosing to pursue their
thesis research with a faculty member in the Department of
Biochemistry. For more information, see Biological Chemistry
and Molecular Biology elsewhere in this section of the
catalog.
Ph.D.:
Students are required to take graduate-level courses in
biochemistry, genetics, and cell and molecular biology.
Remedial work may be required.
Laboratory rotations, special topics courses, and
participation in the departmental journal club and seminars
are also required. Candidates must pass a preliminary
examination and submit and defend a dissertation based on
original research. There are no foreign-language
requirements.
See Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry elsewhere
in this section of the catalog for specific first-year
course requirements for those programs, or contact the
programs office at 581-5207.
The department provides financial assistance, including stipends and tuition, to all full-time graduate students.
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