Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology is one of 18 academic departments of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Biochemistry and Cell Biology is also one of four partner departments in the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) graduate program, which awards PhD degrees through the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Currently there are over 160 graduate students in the MCB program.

Biochemistry and Cell Biology's commitment to excellence in research, education, and service is an important part of our mission. Collegial and collaborative interactions among faculty, postdoctoral research associates and fellows, graduate students, Dartmouth undergraduate students and staff are integral to our culture. A general theme of our research is focused on defining molecular mechanisms that underlie fundamental cellular processes and yet our studies continue to provide key insights on aging, atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, neurotransmission, prion disease, kidney disease and a range of human health related issues.

August 2021

BCB Welcomes New MCB Students!

On a warm and sunny afternoon in August, the Biochemistry and Cell Biology PhD program welcomed 35 new students to the Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) program. Faculty members in the MCB program are from the departments of: Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biological Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular and Systems Biology, and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

Incoming, first year students, were greeted by BCB Department Chair, Charles Barlowe, for an outdoor lunch and then proceeded to tour research laboratories in the Vail, Remsen, and Burke buildings. These introductions are an integral part of the program, as students will be conducting research rotations in several labs over the course of their first year. Students remain in the MCB program throughout their graduate careers, but before the start of their second year they will join a research laboratory for their thesis work and decide on a program area of focus.

Charlie Barlowe, Department Chair, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, greets incoming MCB students as they get to know BCB faculty, staff, and students over lunch.

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