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.

December  2021

 BCB Labs Present Research at the 69th ASMS Conference
on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics

The Kettenbach and Gerber Labs recently returned from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry’s (ASMS) 69th national conference in Philadelphia, PA.  In total, 4 graduate students from each lab were selected to present their research. While each student’s presented project was rooted in MS-based research, the goals and approaches for each project varied greatly. Presented works ranged from studying fundamental research, such as optimizing a variety of molecular tools that enable novel interactome mapping of major signaling networks, to translational research targeting clinical use, such as using global quantitative proteomics to facilitate tumor classifications and biomarker discovery in patient tissue and blood samples.

When not presenting, students took the opportunity to participate in workshops, lectures, poster sessions, and exhibits covering a broad array of mass spectrometry-related topics.

Furthermore, this year’s ASMS conference included over 5,000 attendees from the academic community, research institutions, government organizations, and commercial companies, thus, granting the graduate students an extraordinary opportunity to network and exchange ideas with some of the best and brightest minds in the field. Overall, the conference was a success and has proved to be a great impact and accomplishment for the BCB labs that attended.