Graduate Research Areas
Faculty in the department direct projects in diverse areas, which coalesce around the following three topics. If these areas speak to you already, then you will find it easy to identify a research mentor in the department.
Please visit the pages of individual faculty for inspiration and details. The strong external funding record of our faculty, the national and international collaborations that connect our research to projects elsewhere in the world and the high-end instrumentation available are a good basis for a successful and satisfying research training experience.
BCMB is a medium-size and cohesive department that strives for individualized training built around collegial working relationships between students and faculty as well as among its students. Research groups range in size from two to seven graduate-level coworkers.
Many faculty mentors welcome informal inquiries from highly qualified candidates.