Graduate Degree Program Summary
Graduate Degrees Offered
M.S.; Ph.D.
Specializations
- Bioinformatics
Areas of Study
- Biophysical Chemistry
- Biotechnology
- Metabolic Biochemistry
- Molecular Genetics
- Molecular Medicine
- Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Structural Biology
Biochemistry
- On the WebDepartment Website
- Graduate ChairDr. Melanie Simpson
- Graduate Admissions Co-ChairDr. Joseph Barycki
biochemistrygrad@unl.edu
402-472-9307 - Graduate Admissions Co-ChairDr. Nicole Buan
biochemistrygrad@unl.edu
402-472-7413 - Department AddressN200 Beadle Center
Lincoln NE 68588-0664
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies
- Application for Graduate Admission
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED (see upload requirements)
- If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information
See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.
Required by Biochemistry in GAMES
After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:
- Entrance exam(s): GRE (Biochemistry subject test recommended)
- Minimum TOEFL: Paper-550 Internet-79
- Three recommendation letters
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- List of published papers, if applicable
- Statement of purpose
Application Deadline
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Description
The Center for Biological Chemistry (CBC) offers a graduate program which is interdisciplinary. Research opportunities exist in a variety of areas, including plant biochemistry, photosynthesis research, plant and animal metabolism, metallobiochemistry, enzyme mechanisms, cancer biology, redox biology, and molecular biology. Biochemistry faculty and participating faculty in animal science, agronomy, chemistry, and biological sciences contribute to the program.Instructional programs are focused in laboratories and classrooms within the George W. Beadle Center for Genetics and Biomaterials Research. The Beadle Center houses most of the department-affiliated faculty members in state-of-the-art research laboratories and many of the Center for Biotechnology and Redox Biology Center core facilities. These facilities include mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, plant transformation, and microscopy facilities. Also available are an outstanding full-service plant growth and greenhouse complex, and equipment for fluorescence-activated cell analysis, surface plasmon resonance, analytical ultracentrifugation and next-generation high-throughput DNA sequencing.
Courses and More
The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:Faculty and Research
Oxidative Stress; Proteomics; Metabolomics; Cancer; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Predictive Biomarkers
Cheryl Bailey
Protein Regulation Systems; SUMO Proteins; Sumoylation; Carbon Concentrating Mechanisms
Crystallographic and Biochemical Characterizations of Enzymes
Biochemical Geneticist
Redox Enzymology; Gene Regulation; Multifunctional Proteins; Proline Metabolism
Paul Black
Fatty Acid Transport; Fatty Acid Transport Proteins; Metabolic Transformations
Energy Conservation; Redox Biochemistry; Microbial Physiology
Functional Genomics; Sphingolipid Metabolism and Function; Nutritional Biofortification of Crop Plants
Nutrient Fatty Acids; Fatty Acid-Dependent Regulation; Fatty Acids in Health and Disease
Redox Biology; Bioinformatics; Transcription Regulation and Molecular Diagnostic Systems
Biodefense Research; Antibiotic Discovery; Pathogenic Bacteria; DNA Replication; Bioinformatics
Edward Harris
Stabilin Receptors; Glycosaminoglycan Metabolism; Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis
Oleh Khalimonchuk
Redox Sensitive Signaling Systems
Metal-Ion Metabolism; Copper Transporters; Oxidative Stress Response
Jonathan Markham
Sphingolipid Metabolism in Plants and Algae
Photosynthetic Efficiency; Higher Plant Photosynthetic Pigments; Soybean Proteins as Allergens
Fungal Dimorphism; Quorum Sensing in Fungi; Bacterial Detergent Resistance; Microbial Insecticides
Rapid Reaction Kinetics; Laser Spectroscopy; Eukaryotic Transcription
Biomass and Forage Qualities; Warm-Season Prairie Grasses; Prairie Legumes; Seed Germination and Plant Development; Histone Biotinylation
Prostate Cancer; Tumorigenesis Mechanisms; Extracellular Control of Gene Expression
Staphylococcus Aureus and S. Epidermidis Infections
Robert Spreitzer
Structure-Function Relationships of Rubisco; Photosynthesis; Chloroplast Molecular Genetics
Plant Molecular Biology; Crop Plant Quality; Disease Resistance Mechanisms
Plant Molecular Biology; Programmed Cell Death; Signal Transduction
Plant Molecular Biology; Genetic Engineering of Plants
Protein X-ray Crystallography; Neurodegenerative Diseases
Molecular Biology of HIV and Human Herpesviruses
Chromatin Biology; Biotinylation of Histones; Gene Regulation; DNA Damage and Repair; Cell Stress and Senescence; Biotin and Riboflavin
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