The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology traces its origins to the Chemistry Department and subsequent Department of Biochemistry. A remarkable history of almost 200 years. Research activities of the faculty serve as a training ground for medical students, graduate students, college undergraduates, high school students, and teachers who are seeking a meaningful experience in laboratory-based studies.
Areas of research strength in the department include Nucleic Acids Biochemistry, Protein and Peptide Biochemistry, the Biochemistry of Protein Modifications, Cancer Mechanisms, Cancer Immunology, Cancer Stem Cells, Cancer Biology, and Drug Discovery. Graduate training in the department draws on the tools of genetics, cell biology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, computer science and a number of other disciplines.
Supplementing the interdisciplinary training environment in the department are state-of-the-art instrumentation facilities, a seminar program/grand rounds that invites a number of speakers from on-campus and off-campus per year, including the annual Adrouny Lectureship by an invited distinguished scientist, and a number of collaborative activities involving research groups at Tulane, University of New Orleans (UNO), Xavier University, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) - New Orleans, Ochsner Cancer Center, and other national or international institutions.
