Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences

Website: http://mbb.rutgers.edu

Chair: Vincent Pirrotta

Professors:

Steven J. Brill, B.S., Maryland; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Monica Driscoll, A.B., Rutgers; Ph.D., Harvard

Isaac Edery, B.S., Ph.D., McGill

Kenneth D. Irvine, B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Stanford

Fumio Matsumura, B.A., Tokyo; Ph.D., Nagoya (Japan)

Gaetano T. Montelione, B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Cornell

Robert A. Niederman, B.S., M.S., Connecticut; D.V.M., Ph.D., Illinois

Richard W. Padgett, B.S., Ph.D., North Carolina

Vincent Pirrotta, B.A., Ph.D., Harvard

Konstantin V. Severinov, M.Sc., Moscow State; Ph.D., Russian Academy of Sciences

Ruth Steward, B.S., Ph.D., Basel (Switzerland)

Andrew K. Vershon, B.A., Bennington; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eileen P. White, B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Associate Professors:

Stephen Anderson, A.B., Ph.D., Harvard

Abram Gabriel, B.A., Harvard; M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins

Samuel I. Gunderson, B.S., Minnesota; Ph.D., Wisconsin

Assistant Professors:

Dessislava K. Dimova, M.Sc., Sofia (Bulgaria); Ph.D., Cornell

Barth Grant, B.A., Virginia; Ph.D., Princeton

Thomas N. Kusch, B.S., M.Sc., Cologne (Germany); Ph.D., Tubingen (Germany)

Research Professors:

Thomas Acton, B.S., Trenton State; Ph.D., Rutgers

James Aramini, B.S., Simon Fraser; Ph.D., Calgary

Swapna V. Gurla, B.S., Osmania; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

Yuanpeng Huang, B.S., Zhejiang (China); Ph.D., Rutgers

Janet Mullen, B.S., Michigan; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Catherine Phillips, B.S., Sydney (Australia); Ph.D., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)

Cordelia Rauskolb, B.S., California (Santa Barbara); Ph.D., Princeton

Paolo Rossi, B.A., Ph.D., Nebraska

Shigeko Yamashiro, B.S., Saint Paul; Ph.D., Nagoya (Japan)

Lecturer:

Frank H. Deis, B.A., Rice; Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia

The Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry offers a course of study in which traditional and modern biochemistry are integrated with studies in molecular biology. In addition, as described below, students are required to carry out undergraduate research work, and three research options in molecular biology and biochemistry are offered to majors. This course of study prepares students for graduate studies in molecular biology and biochemistry and related fields, entry into professional schools in medicine or other health professions, or employment in industries (e.g., biotechnology, pharmaceuticals) in which molecular biology and biochemistry skills are in demand.