Department of Biological Chemistry
Join the ranks of leading scientific researchers in a diverse quest to understand biological phenomena in molecular detail.
United on a Journey of Discovery
The Department of Biological Chemistry is dedicated to advancing the molecular understanding of biological processes. We do that through cutting-edge research, in tandem with teaching and training undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and medical students. The most innovative and impactful discoveries are made when we use our unique perspectives to tackle challenges together.
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1150 W. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0600
Biological Chemistry Newsletter
Find out about our accomplishments and the progress we’re making in our mission.
Day in the Life of PhD Student Suada Leskaj
Watch the U-M Medical School video on LinkedIn.
These are challenging times, but the potential and need for progress in fundamental science have never been greater.
Biological Chemistry Photo Gallery
Department lunch for our terrific students during Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Our MS students presented their thesis work at the end of the academic year.
The poster session at the department's annual research retreat
An axe throwing outing for our PhD students
We proudly do research in maize and blue!
Upcoming Events
Department of Biological Chemistry 2026 Retreat
Biological Chemistry News & Stories
PhD student Dina Tekle publishes a research article in PNAS
Celebrating outstanding teaching and research at the 2026 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
Heather Giebink and Michael Rankin receive Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
Two Biological Chemistry faculty members receive promotions in 2026
Congratulations to David Beier, PhD
Jay Brito Querido and John Prensner receive funding from the Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Giving back to BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Every dollar donated helps us to continue making breakthroughs as a national leader in biochemical research. There are so many ways your financial gifts help to support our work, from bringing world-class lectures to campus to enabling graduate student innovation and providing resources that take our faculty research programs to the next level. Donated funds are an essential foundation of our mission and community.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmi Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, offered ceremonially through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids, with the intent that their children might be educated. We acknowledge their contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and this integral contribution to the University.
