A male student in a blue lab coat and safety goggles holds a petri dish under a hood in a research lab on campus. A male student in a blue lab coat and safety goggles holds a petri dish under a hood in a research lab on campus. A male student in a blue lab coat and safety goggles holds a petri dish under a hood in a research lab on campus.

Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
PhD

Biochemistry Ph.D. overview

Our interdisciplinary biochemistry Ph.D. program, which includes biology, biochemistry and biomedicine, gives you opportunities to complete basic or translational research in areas from cancer, infectious disease and neuroscience to immunology, cell signaling and developmental biology. You'll use a wide variety of techniques to explore a spectrum of important biological questions through innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches.

AT A GLANCE

Degree Type
Doctorate
Format
On Campus
Credit Hours
60 Credit Hours
Go To Why This Program Program Highlights Careers & Outcomes

Earning a biochemistry Ph.D.

Our biochemistry Ph.D. program will fuel your passion for research. Work with experienced and dedicated faculty advisors to explore a spectrum of important biological questions. Our researchers investigate topics including:

  • Cancer.
  • Infectious diseases.
  • Neuroscience.
  • Stress and aging.
  • Developmental biology.
  • Cytoskeleton and membrane trafficking.
  • Cell signaling.
  • Optogenetics.

You’ll be supported by a collaborative research environment including open-concept research labs, core facilities and specialty labs, such as our microscopy facility, and flow cytometry, insectary and radioisotope labs.

Your program will be individually tailored to emphasize professional skills and career development. You will work closely and regularly with your advisor and a committee of faculty to identify a personalized program of elective courses and create and cultivate an individual development plan.

Courses What Will Transfer DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

Ph.D. program highlights

As a graduate student at CMU in the biochemistry Ph.D. program, you’ll:

  • Work with experts in their field: Be supported by dedicated faculty mentors who have demonstrated excellence in research and teaching and are committed to student success.
  • Create close personal and professional connections: Be part of a small and select program, ensuring that you receive significant interactions with faculty mentors.

Careers for a biochemistry Ph.D.

Students graduating with a biochemistry Ph.D. typically go into careers in academia, industry or other fields that draw on the knowledge and skills acquired during their graduate work.

Career Projected Salary
Biochemist $102,270
Biomedical Scientist $95,310
Research Scientist $74,342
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A biochemistry student holds a beaker and pipette while working in a lab on campus.

Research in state-of-the-art labs on campus

As a student in the biochemistry Ph.D. program, you'll gain research-based multidisciplinary training in diverse aspects of biological, biochemical and biomedical sciences.

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