Doctor's degrees in Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.
Duke University Doctorate Biochemistry | Duke University |
Program Description
The departmental faculty is actively and productively engaged in a wide range of research projects. Topics under study include: enzyme mechanisms, catalytic ribonucleic acids (ribozymes), signal transduction, cell cycle control, cytoskeleton structure, oxygen-derived free radicals, prokaryotic and eukaryotic transcription, genetic diseases, glycoproteins, DNA topoisomerases, plasma membrane receptors, cellular differentiation,... |
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