Research and Education
The primary objectives of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are to perform research in biochemistry and molecular biology, to educate and train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for careers in research and teaching, and to provide high-quality education to medical students in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Our site highlights our outstanding faculty and the research and educational opportunities available to our students. Please contact us with any questions.
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UAMS Biochemistry alum speaks about careers in government research
Dustyn Barnette, Ph.D. is a 2021 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduate. He returned to speak about career opportunities in government research.
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Kanishka Manna wins poster award at SE IDeA meeting
Congratulations to Kanishka Manna, a graduate student in the lab of Stephanie Byrum, Ph.D., who won second place in the Bioinformatics Division at the SE IDeA meeting in Columbia, SC. His poster title was, “A novel proteogenomics workflow for proteoforms detection.”
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Xiuqi Wang
I just started my sixth year in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. program and will graduate in October. Education China Pharmaceutical University, B.S. in Pharmacy (Basic Pharmacy). Research I have two research interests: 1) Discovery and optimization of novel inhibitors of clinically relevant targets 2) PROTAC and its applications. I have been working on multiple […]
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Research Induction Ceremony
Doctor of Philosophy students who passed their candidacy exams in the last year received their white coats at the Graduate School Research Induction Ceremony. Students from the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Track who received their white coats were Reham Sewilam, mentored by Robert Eoff, Ph.D., Mason McCrury, mentored by Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., and Randall Rainwater, mentored by Marie […]
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