Department Highlights
- George Bennett, the Dell Butcher Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, has been selected as this year's Veteran's Day honoree.
- A new $1.5 million grant from the NIH will support influenza A research in the Jane Tao Lab.
- Sequence and expression of the zebrafish alpha-actinin gene family reveals conservation and diversification among vertebrates.
- The Role of Alpha-Hemoglobin Stabilizing Protein in Redox Chemistry, Denaturation, and Hemoglobin Assembly.
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About the BCB Department
The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology conducts exciting research in emerging bioscience fields, educates graduate and undergraduate students, and communicates advances in these fields to the scientific community and beyond. Particular fields recognized among faculty pursuits include biochemistry, metabolic engineering, biophysics, structural biology, microbiology, molecular genetics, neurobiology, developmental biology, plant biology, and signal transduction, among other areas. George R. Brown Hall, Department Headquarters |
The breadth of the program enables graduate students to
have a wide spectrum of topics available when choosing their area of concentration and affords undergraduates ample opportunity to explore their individual interests in research. Cooperation with a number of centers and specialized training programs at Rice and the TMC further
enrich the academic environment. Innovative teaching and mentoring programs have established a culture emphasizing quality and communication skills that has achieved greater impact through outreach programs that promote bioscience education.
