Biochemistry: University of Cambridge

Internationally renowned for the quality of both its research and teaching, the Department of Biochemistry offers outstanding opportunities for postgraduate training. Graduate education lies at the confluence of their two major missions and so is central to the Department's activities. Their graduate students make a vital contribution to their internationally competitive research programmes.

Key research areas

Their superb facilities underpin research in a range of different biological areas from metabolomics, molecular enzymology and structural biology, through cell signalling and control of transcription and translation, to molecular microbiology, plant molecular biology and cardiovascular biology.

Research collaborations

• They are part of the Graduate School of Life Sciences and maintain close links with the Departments of Chemistry, Plant Sciences, the Systems Biology Centre and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research.
• They play an increasing role in national activities and engage in many research collaborations.

Further information:

• www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/pg_admissions/
• Department brochure available on request if you do not have internet access
• see also Graduate School website: www.bio.cam.ac.uk/gradschool