UMD’s PhD in Biochemistry offers students an immersive research experience in protein chemistry, structural biology, metabolism, and cellular mechanisms. Students collaborate across biomedical and chemical sciences, using tools like spectroscopy, crystallography, and computational modeling.
Structural elucidation of cancer-linked protein complexes via X-ray crystallography
Directed evolution of enzymes for industrial biocatalysis
Analysis of lipid metabolism pathways in metabolic disorders
Fluorescence-based study of conformational changes in membrane proteins
CRISPR-mediated investigation of gene regulation in yeast models
Kinetic characterization of enzymes involved in DNA repair
Design of synthetic pathways for bio-based pharmaceutical precursors
Single-molecule FRET analysis of protein folding dynamics
Study of redox regulation in neurodegenerative disease proteins
Development of biosensors for detection of endocrine disruptors
NMR-based mapping of ligand binding in antibiotic target proteins
Investigation of phase separation in nuclear pore proteins
Structure-function relationship studies of metalloproteins
Computational modeling of enzyme-substrate docking interactions
Design of inhibitor libraries for protease-related drug discovery
Study of viral protein-host interactions in immune suppression
Photoaffinity labeling for active site mapping in oxidoreductases
Biochemical profiling of stress response in extremophilic organisms
Time-resolved spectroscopy of electron transport in thylakoid membranes
Synthetic peptide design for structural mimicry of natural proteins
Contribute to molecular discovery through research in protein structure, cellular chemistry, and biochemical innovation in UMD’s Biochemistry PhD.
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