Dec 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology


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Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology website

Gladys Alexandre, Head
Elena Shpak, Director of Graduate Studies

Professors
Alexandre, G., PhD – Lyon (France)
Binder, B., PhD – Wisconsin
Bruce, B., PhD – California (Berkeley)
Guo, H., PhD – Harvard
Nebenführ, A., PhD – Oregon State
Park, J., PhD – Texas A&M
Prosser, R., PhD – Illinois
Shpak, E., PhD – Ohio
Smith, J. (Governor’s Chair), PhD – London (UK)
von Arnim, A., PhD – East Anglia (UK)

Associate Professors
Barrera, F., PhD – Universidad Miguel Hernandez (Spain)
Calhoun, T., PhD – California (Berkeley)
Fernandez, E., PhD – Loyola
Hall, J., PhD – Illinois
Krishnan, K., PhD – California (San Francisco)
Labrador, M., PhD – Madrid (Spain)
McCord, R.P., PhD – Harvard
Shen, T., PhD – California (San Diego)

Assistant Professors
Engelke, M., PhD – University of Munich (Germany)
Joshi, A., PhD – Wayne State
Lamichhane, R., PhD – Wayne State
Shelby, S., PhD – Cornell University
Sun, J., PhD – ICCAS (China)
Wang, J., PhD – Zhejiang University (China)

Adjunct and Research Faculty
Burch-Smith, T., PhD – Yale
Chaple-Gore, I., University of Alabama
Eckert, C., PhD – University of Colorado
Lenaghan, S., PhD – Auburn
Monteith, A., PhD – University of North Carolina
Morrell-Falvey, J., PhD – Purdue
Smith, M., MD – Drexel
 

Majors, Degrees
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Major, MS  
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Major, PhD  
Graduate Certificate
Biomolecular Analysis Graduate Certificate  

Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS)

The Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology participates in the interdisciplinary graduate minor in computational science (IGMCS) program. Any student pursuing a masters or PhD with a major in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology can receive a minor in computational science by completing the appropriate IGMCS requirements. For additional information, see the description of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science  listed under Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or visit the IGMCS website. The Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology also contributes courses to the IGMCS program curriculum.

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