The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is actively using and innovating
methods in genomics, proteomics, and informatics to solve disease. Departmental
researchers are using cDNA microarrays to identify new genes involved in the regulation
of HIV replication, as well as to identify the protein products via 2D electrophoresis and
mass spectroscopy. The molecular basis of cardiovascular diseases and the effects of
radiation on cardiovascular cells are being analyzed by genomic microarrays and
proteomic methods. Collaborative projects are underway with The Institute for Genome
Research, The National Childrens’ Hospital, The American Red Cross Holland Labs, and
local genomics and biotechnology companies. The Department actively participates in
the recently formed Master’s Program in Genomics and Bioinformatics. (Hot link that)