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Welcome to Biochemistry at Villanova University!
The biochemistry program is designed for students who are interested in life
at the molecular level. In our program, you will study the chemical processes
involved in DNA replication, transcription, and translation. The structure of
biomacromolecules and the structural implications on cellular processes will
also be emphasized. Most of the biochemistry faculty use their biochemistry
training to understand disease at the molecular level, including breast cancer,
lung cancer, African sleeping sickness, and pain management. Biochemistry also
supports the studies of students majoring in the chemistry and life-sciences by
offering introductory courses for students interested in medicine or the allied
health fields.
Please be welcome to browse our web site. You'll learn about our
faculty,
academic programs,
student/faculty research, and much
more.
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News, Events & Notices
Visit this section often to keep up-to-date on all of the exciting things
happening in the program.
In Other News
October 2009 – Dr. James Wilson,
with Arizona State University co-authors published a paper entitled “A
man-made ATP-binding protein evolved independently of nature causes abnormal
growth in bacterial cells” in the journal PLos ONE (4(10): 7385).
Summer 2009 – Juliette Power, a Junior
BS/MD student in Biochemistry, was awarded a Villanova Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship to study phosphate utilization in yeast. She will be working
with Dr. Dennis Wykoff in the Biology Department. Congrats!
June 2009 – Dr. Dennis Wykoff, with
Graduate student C. Kerwin, published a paper entitled “Candida glabrata PHO4 is
Necessary and Sufficient for Pho2-independent Transcription of Phosphate
Starvation Genes” in the journal Genetics (182: 471-479).
February 4
2009 — Dr. Jennifer Palenchar has been awarded a three
year AREA/R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study
"Trypanosome RNA Synthesis: Characterization of a Novel Transcription Factor
as a Potential Drug Target". The amount of the award is $220,827.
Congratulations!
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Villanova Biochemistry at a Glance
Degrees Offered: BS
Faculty: 11
Undergraduate Majors: 82
Equipment: Complete array of modern instrumentation.
Building: $36M Mendel Science Center (renovated Fall 1999) |
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