The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology offers a high quality learning environment for both undergraduate and graduate students within a high powered research program. We offer exciting research opportunities for our undergraduate majors and highly personalized training to Ph.D. graduate students and postdoctoral trainees. The BMB faculty has a tradition of excellence in teaching, while their research accomplishments have been recognized nationally and internationally in the areas of biochemistry, and molecular, cellular, and structural biology, and is supported by the highest levels of external funding per faculty in the College of Natural Sciences.
News
AI tools speed development of antibody probes to see activity inside living cells
Researchers used AlphaFold2 and ProteinMPNN to speed development of antibody-based probes that can see changes inside living cells as they happen.
Tracking student comprehension: How a CSU professor’s research could improve STEM education for nonmajors
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Professor Aaron Sholders sat down with CSU Source to discuss research he spearheaded that aims to develop a formal assessment instrument to measure learning outcomes in biochemistry and microbiology.
NIH to support fundamental research into cell function, gene expression
Researchers at Colorado State University are studying the inner workings of slumbering yeast cells to try and better understand fundamental biological processes related to gene regulation and expression.
NASA astrobiology grant will support research into the search for extraterrestrial life
The Santangelo Lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is working with researchers at NASA and Rice University to develop a definitive metric for use in the search for life beyond Earth.
