research and Education at the forefront of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology offers a wide range of courses and research training programs for medical, dental, graduate and undergraduate students. We invite you to explore our website and to visit our departmental offices and labs.

The Foundation for Discovery

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology provides road map for research in molecular life sciences

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NIH Funding

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) is proud to announce that we are the #1 ranked NIH-funded BMB department in the state of Florida and in the top 10 BMB departments among public universities in the U.S.

#1 BMB in Florida and Top 10 Public BMB in the US

Research News

Congratulation Dr. Nulk!

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Anna Rushin Nulk’s achievement in successfully defending her dissertation titled “Metabolic Adaptations in the…

Congratulation Dr. Anna Nulk

Congratulation Dr. Gulkis!

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Mitch Gulkis’s achievement in successfully defending his dissertation titled “Molecular Structure Across Scales”…

Congratulation Dr. Mitch Gulkis

Brain-mapping tool offers new view into molecules…

In a new paper, McKnight Brain Institute researchers show capability of a next-generation method to peer into tiny molecules in the brain made by…

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Our Education

Masters Program

Designed to provide students the necessary skills to obtain positions within the private and government research sectors as well as provide the background necessary for entry into competitive Ph.D. or other professional school (MD, DVM, DDS, etc) programs.

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Ph.D. Program

Designed both to provide students with fundamental graduate-level training and to provide flexibility in tailoring a course of studies to fit with a student’s research interests. Students joining the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) are given maximum flexibility to pursue a wide-range of research and curriculum opportunities.

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Distance Education

Distance learning courses are offered to UF students in online degree programs, MS and BS, or non-degree seeking students and are delivered online. These courses can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit and require a non-degree application. Our courses follow a traditional UF semester calendar. Students receive a transcript awarding undergraduate or graduate credit.

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Recent Graduates

Ph.D. Program

Mitch Gulkis, Ph.D.

Mitch Gulkis

PH.D. PROGRAM

Anna Rushin Nulk, Ph.D.

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