Biochemistry and molecular biology are more philosophies than areas of study; the unifying thread is that we all view biological organisms from a molecular perspective, whether that is proteins or nucleic acids or even lipids.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at MCG is one of the best-equipped facilities in the world and researchers here use the latest equipment and technologies available.

Largely attributed to diversity in faculty research is the wide scope of work that is being carried out, from classical nucleic acid and protein structure and function, to the role of specific DNA and protein structures in the regulation of cells, tissues and also mice and other disease models. While there is some basic science being carried out, there are also collaborations and coappointments with clinical departments for studies that specifically address disease at the clinical level.