The Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Department provides a highly stimulating educative experience, immersing students in the bridging of Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Bioinformatics and Genomics with Translational Medicine.
Our unique multidisciplinary research program includes work on Cancer Biology, Autism, Cardiovascular Pathobiology, and Computational Genomics, unlocking the mysteries of biologic processes at the molecular and genomic level.
Our basic science-focused department approaches its centennial anniversary and we are profoundly proud of our lustrous history of academic excellence in research and education. We are eager to achieve more cross-pollination and scientific synergy both in and outside the department.
The Distinguished Researcher Award, presented to Raja Mazumder, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine.
A team at the GW Cancer Center found that the deubiquitinating enzyme USP15 is a potential biomarker for treatments of breast and pancreatic cancers.
