生物化学专业B.S.

A 生物化学 degree opens up a range of highly skilled careers that incorporate aspects of both biology and medicine. 如果你立志成为一名药剂师, 医学专业, 环境学家或营养学家, our 生物化学 program is a great way for you to hit the ground running as a technical analyst or to pursue a post-graduate degree.

Our 生物化学 program offers a focused, 严格的化学教育, 生物学, 数学与物理. 给n the intensive nature of the 生物化学 degree, you will not to be required to complete a minor to graduate.

Housed in the state-of-the-art Science Building on the Auraria Campus adjacent to downtown 丹佛, 密歇根州立大学丹佛’s 化学 and 生物化学 Department has nine teaching labs and three research labs with optimal instrumentation, 包括:

• 布鲁克300兆赫核磁共振
• 荧光计和UV-Vis系统
• PCR thermocyclers, gel boxes and gel imaging systems
• 定量PCR热循环仪
• FPLC和HPLC系统
• 微型板块光度计
• DIC, polarized and comparison light microscopes
• Class II biosafety laminar flow hood
• 差示扫描量热计
• GC, ion trap-GC, GC-FID and ICP mass spectrometers
• 火焰AA和FT-IR光谱仪
• 钕YAG激光器
• 专用冷库

Our department’s programs feature high-impact classes and practical, hands-on experiences in chemistry and biochemistry. 通过这些课程, 实习, original undergraduate research and other departmental opportunities, we prepare students for their next step whether it’s a job in the biotech or biomedical industries, 研究生院, 医学院, 或者其他领域.  We are approved by the American Chemical Society, and offer scholarships and opportunities to connect to the broader scientific community.

生物化学 students regularly present their original research at the 密歇根州立大学丹佛 本科 Research Conference, as well as conferences both local and national.

Entry-level positions are available to those holding a bachelor’s degree in 生物化学. Potential employers include environmental agencies, 法医科学服务, 研究机构, 政府, universities and the National Health Service. 可供选择的职业有:

• 分析化学家
• 科研技术人员
• 临床实验室科学家
• Medical technologist/medical laboratory scientist
• 法医科学家
• 刑事专家
• 生物
• 毒理学研究科学家

安德鲁·博纳姆

安德鲁·博纳姆教授拥有博士学位.D. in 生物化学 and Molecular 生物学 with a Biophysics and Bioengineering emphasis. He has designed sensors for monitoring biological toxins and proteins to create medical and research diagnostics for toxicity and cancer and is currently running a research program with his students devoted to better understanding of DNA-based electrochemical biosensor design and implementation. 在密歇根州立大学丹佛分校只待了六年, he has won the Exceptional Achievement in 本科 Research Leadership Award, the 教师 Senate Teaching Excellence Award and the Golden Key Excellence in Teaching Award, which is particularly coveted because it is voted on by students.

艾米丽Ragan

艾米丽Ragan教授拥有博士学位.D. in 生物化学 from Kansas State University. She is currently researching the use of the red flour beetle (tribolium castaneum) as a model system; her past research has focused on insect immunity. Her specialties include 生物化学, General 化学 and Nutrition.

密歇根州立大学丹佛 生物化学 alumni are employed as:

• Application scientist at a biotechnology company
• Associate microbiologist at a food manufacturing company
• 一家植物公司的一级药剂师
• Professional research associate at a university medical campus

密歇根州立大学丹佛 生物化学 alumni have continued their education as medical and Ph.D. 学生:

• 密歇根大学
• 加州大学伯克利分校
• 马里兰大学
• University of California Santa Barbara
• University of Colorado School of Medicine

密歇根州立大学丹佛化学学院 & 生物化学 curriculum is approved by the American Chemical Society and follows the guidelines of the American Society for 生物化学 and Molecular 生物学.