Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Scientific solutions to pressing problems

Probing the behaviors of molecules,

cells, and biological systems

Training the next generation of scientists through transformational teaching and learning to advance scientific solutions to societal problems.

Students from the Tim Mayashiro research group in the laboratory.

Two students working in the lab for BMB.

Undergraduate Programs

Learning about genomics, cloning, stem cells, cancer biology, microarrays, emerging diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.

BMB majors lead to exciting and rewarding careers!

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BMB graduate students working in the laboratory with their adviser.

Make discoveries and generate new knowledge through independent, original dissertation research in BMMB laboratories.

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BMMB Graduate Program

Job Opportunities

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Faculty positions in Microbiology

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State invites applications for one or more tenure-track assistant, associate or full professor appointments in the area of Microbiology.

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Director, Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation

The Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation was founded in 1992 to support and stimulate research and training, enhance collaboration, and increase the visibility of gene regulation research at Penn State.

Group photo of members of the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation

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Faculty positions in Eukaryotic Gene Regulation

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State invites applications for one or more tenure-track assistant, associate or full professor appointments in the area of eukaryotic gene regulation.

Latest Research

Virus may jump species through 'rock-and-roll' motion with receptors

Dr. Susan Hafenstein part of research team studying how Virus' may jump species through 'rock-and-roll' motion with receptors.

Shipley, Rathbun and Szpara publish research on HSV-1 enrichment from clinical specimens

To date more than 400 genomes of herpes simplex virus 1 and the distantly related HSV-2 have been examined using deep sequencing techniques.

View the paper, published in Epigenetics & Chromatin

Lila Reiber and Shaun Mahony Publish paper on jointly estimating 3D genome structures from two Hi-C experiments

Joint inference and alignment of genome structures enables characterization of compartment-independent reorganization across cell types

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A message from the Department Head

We are a group of more than 60 faculty who work together with undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate trainees as well as dedicated research and professional staff to advance our scientific, educational and service goals.