M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Prepare for the next step in your professional or academic career! The M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program is a one-year, 30-credit, degree program that emphasizes “hands-on” laboratory-based research training in state-of-the-art facilities.

A perfect gap year program, this degree will strengthen your research skills and prepare you for applications to M.D. and Ph.D. programs.

Located on the MiIller School of Medicine campus, students are taught by faculty members who are leaders in the field of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and span a broad area of research within the scientific community.

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Where Do Our Students Work?

Our Executive Ph.D. students work at the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies while completing their degree!

Why a M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular BIology?

Sample Curriculum

Fall

Spring

BMB 602 Graduate Research Seminars
BMB 612 Human Genetics
BMB 615 Structural Biology & Drug Design
BMB 616 Basis of Mitochondrial Medicine
BMB 621 Clinical Diagnostics
BMB 634 Research in Biochemistry II
BMB 642 Biotechniques II
BMB 644 Independent Studies in BMB Scientific Research

Summer

Admissions Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and sufficient undergraduate coursework in the areas of biological sciences, physical sciences, medicine, agricultural sciences, or chemical sciences.

Our Program Director

Dr. Sapna Deo

M.S. Program Director
Associate Professor, Biochemistry &
Molecular Biology

Dr. Deo’s research interest is in the development of technologies for the detection of pathogens for resource poor settings. Her work also involves design of novel nanobioanalytical techniques based on luminescence and quantum dots for detection of microRNAs and RNA molecules for application in biomedicine, diagnosis, and pathogen detection.

Dr. Deo is an author and co-author of over 70 scientific publications and several patents and a recipient of the NSF-CAREER Award.

Our Students

Sarah Becker

Undergraduate School: Colorado School of Mines
Major: Chemical Engineering, minor in Biology

“I decided that I wanted to pursue a M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology because I felt that I lacked more in-depth education regarding biological processes and felt that a more in-depth education was needed to make me a better engineer when I transition into industry.

After this program is complete, I am going to go into industry. Overall, I want to combine my degrees to make the lives of others better.”

Kelssey Dominick Pierre Louis

Undergraduate School: Florida International University
Major: Biological Sciences, minor in Chemistry

“My hope is to become a plastic surgeon and meet surgeons in various fields along the way that would agree to do a number of pro-bono surgeries a year. This M.S. course will offer me a real opportunity to accomplish my goals”

Krystal Fernandez

Undergraduate School: University of Florida
Major: Biology, minor in Chemistry

“As a first-generation college student, I enrolled in the M.S. program to expand my knowledge in the fields of bionanotechnology and develop as a clinical researcher. I was awarded an NIH grant to work with Lifetime Omics on their Claire Clinical Study.

I’ve been running shot-gun metagenomic analysis on COVID-19 patient saliva samples to understand the COVID-19 Saliva Microbiome. My research interests are based in drug discovery with a focus on the development of nanocarriers for clinical therapeutics.”

Mateo Cardona Mejia

Undergraduate School: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Major: BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CURRENTLY ATTENDING MEDICAL SHOOL AT DUKE UNIVERSITY

“You are on your own path building what you want to be but at the same time you are surrounded by people with different goals who are trying to find their future selves. They help you build that confidence of what to do next.”