We’ll prepare you to navigate the blurred distinctions between the sciences through an interdisciplinary and integrated major in the field of biochemistry.

You’ll be exposed to a variety of hands-on education opportunities as we encourage you to see the connections between scientific disciplines.

The annual Lord Lecture brings some of the nation’s most distinguished chemists to the College for residencies of up to one week. Recent Lord Lecturers include:

• Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize–winning chemist, poet, and playwright
• Dudley Herschbach, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• George Whitesides, Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University and winner of the 1998 National Medal of Science

The annual Darling Lecture Series brings a nationally-known biologist to campus for a public lecture and meetings with students.

Our biochemistry program prepares students to attend graduate school in biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, immunology, microbiology, cell biology, pharmacology, etc.

Biochemistry majors are also prepared to enter the health professions (e.g., medicine, dentistry, optometry) or to seek employment in government and industrial laboratories.

Many biochemistry majors carry out independent research or collaborative research with faculty in addition to the Senior Comp. Biochemistry majors frequently present their research at regional and national scientific conferences.