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The Georgetown University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology is a thriving, dynamic center of excellence located in the School of Medicine. Having recently undergone a major expansion including the addition of a number of new and established investigators to the faculty, the department encompasses laboratories covering a wide range of research areas. They focus on the System Biology of Environmental Effects and Gene Interactions and includes:
Stem cell research
Prostate cancer
Kidney structure and function
Detection of biological agents such as anthrax
Developmental therapeutics and chemoprevention
Moleculiar mechanisms of NSAIDs in cancer and Alzheimer’s disease
The biochemistry and immunology of the malarial parasite
The effects of environmental agents such as heavy metals and phytoestrogens on the endocrine system
Cellular responses to environmental stresses
Biochemistry of DNA replication, recombination and repair
Neuronal development and disease
Steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and regulation in health and disease
The effects of various agents on development, differentiation, and carcinogenic transformation
Bioinformatics; the department is the home of the Protein Information Resource (PIR™)
These investigations are enriched through a broad range of collaborative studies with laboratories at the nearby National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Department of Defense, and the private sector in the Washington metropolitan area. This allows access to an extremely wide spectrum of expertise and state-of-the-art technologies. The department prepares students for successful careers as independent investigators in biomedical sciences and the biotechnology industry and for other advanced degrees in science and medicine. Both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology are offered. Two PhD degrees are offered:
i) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and ii) Cell Biology. In addition, there are two Masters programs:
i) Biotechnology and ii) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The latter offers a TRACK in Bioinformatics.
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