About

Teaching groundbreaking methods of discovery

Our work focuses on understanding the underlying mechanisms for studying human disease and leads to high-impact breakthroughs in drug discovery, therapeutics, disease etiology and prevention.

Access to a renowned, diverse faculty along with cutting edge equipment and facilities creates a unique, hands-on experience for students and researchers interested in pushing the boundaries of genomic studies, technologies and their applications.

Facts & Figures

The Department consists of 11 primary faculty and approximately 25 additional faculty trainers for the MS program.
Courses and training courses are offered at master’s, PhD and postgraduate levels
Our faculty members are affiliated with both the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine.

Our Mission

Our mission is to better understand the underlying mechanisms for studying human disease through research and training that combines basic concepts of biochemistry with wide-ranging interdisciplinary topics. Our program provides hands-on experience in state-of-the-art laboratories to produce high-impact results for treatment, prevention and therapeutics.