Biochemistry / Molecular Biology
The goal of the Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Program is to encourage students to explore biochemical concepts through extensive research opportunities and close collaboration between students and instructors.
The Senior Program
The centerpiece of the Senior Program in biochemistry/molecular biology is the senior project. Under the guidance of a professor, students conduct independent laboratory research and experimentation. For most students, the project involves two semesters of lab work, with several periods dedicated to writing a thesis and preparing for an oral presentation to departmental faculty and student peers. The senior thesis is a culmination of each student’s undergraduate experience; it synthesizes coursework, research and discussion into a focused statement of intellectual growth and insight.
Recent projects in biochemistry/molecular biology include:
- Mechanisms of Spatiotemporal Gene Regulation in Drosophila
- Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Melokhanine A
- Ultrasound-Assisted Disulfide Bond Formation
- The origin of membrane vesicles in the Zea mays meiotic spindle
- Tetrahymenia Digestion of E. coli
- Effects of PFAS on DNA damage in aquatic turtles
- Fishtrack Project: Using eDNA Water Samples to Classify Aquatic Organisms by Applying Computational Analysis
- Novel pyridinium salt reagents for the synthesis of bioactive 2-aminopyridines
- Zea maize Kinesin Facilitated Meiotic Drive
- Analysis of Mniii/Feiii cofactor in Class lc RNRs
- Investigation into Food Vacuoles in Tetrahymena thermophila
- PaaA and PaaB Enzymology in the Biosynthesis of Pantocin A
- Mapping Genealogy from the genus Paeonia by Designing Universal Primers
- Investigating Meiotic Spindle Structure Using Electron Microscopy and 3D Modeling
Contact
Department Name
Biochemistry / Molecular Biology Program
Contact Name
Max Majireck, Program Director
Clinton, NY 13323