|
Home
Faculty
Course of Study
More About the Program
The Biochemistry Program is a member of the
College of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics
To find out more, contact either of these
departments:
*Biology Department
*Chemistry Department
URSA
|
More About the Program
Laboratory (link)
Research Opportunities (link)
Internships (link)
Extracurricular and
Cocurricular Activities (link)
 Labs:
Well Equipped for Your Learning Experience
Our labs allow you to conduct
- Isolation, cloning,
and sequencing of DNA
- Analysis of gene
expression
- Polymerase chain
reaction
- Cell and tissue
culture
- Bioinformatics
- Cell fractionation
- Membrane transport
- Enzyme purification
and kinetics
- Protein separation
and characterization
- Quantitative and
qualitative determination of biological molecules
back to
top
Research Opportunities
Each senior Biochemistry major participates in
ongoing faculty research. The research
experience provides students with
- A chance to put to
work knowledge gained in class
- A grasp of how new
knowledge is discovered
- Confidence in
analytical and experimental skills
- The opportunity to
take part in the scientific process by designing and
performing experiments and interpreting data
- Expanded career
opportunities
back to
top
Internships
Sample location of internships IUP Biochemistry
students have experienced:
- Allegheny General
Hospital
- U.S. Department of
Agriculture
- National Institutes
of Health
- Merck Research
Laboratory
- Neogen Screening,
Inc.
back to
top
Extracurricular and
Cocurricular Activities
Out-of-class activities that will complement your
classroom and lab work include ECO (the Ecology
Club), the Biology Club, the student affiliate of
the American Chemical Society,, and more.
These groups take field trips, provide tutoring,
help facilitate science programming in area schools.
back to
top
|
