Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry - Structural Biology

Structural biology is focused on providing a molecular framework that connects atoms to biology. Our faculty use a wide range of techniques to investigate macromolecular structure, including cryo-electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy to understand the structure and function of enzymes, membrane proteins, redox proteins, molecular machines, nucleic acid complexes and other important biomolecules.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree. You must have completed your undergraduate degree, or similar, before starting graduate school. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 credit hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. The Graduate School will take into consideration different grade scales from institutions that do not have 4.00 scales (e.g., institutions outside the United States of America).