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Our graduate students doing research in Don Becker's lab at the Beadle Center on the University of Nebraska Campus.

Creating Reactions, Forming Bonds.

The Department of Biochemistry is committed to providing exemplary education and training in biochemistry that prepares our community for tomorrow's challenges in agriculture, bioenergy, biomaterials, and human health.

Graduate Studies

Our multidisciplinary programs give you access to more than 20 faculty members mentoring 42 students.

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Undergraduate Studies

We are inventing medicines to save lives, finding new ways to combat cancer and unlocking new sources of biofuels to power the world.

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avour Wanjoku and biochemistry instructor Mark Behrens discuss the test setup to drip egg white solution to awaiting test tubes. Students isolate and purify lysozyme from actual egg whites in BIOC 401L - Laboratory for Elements of Biochemistry. February 13, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.

Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Program

Accelerated Master’s Programs allow current University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students to take up to 12 credit hours of designated UNL graduate courses to count toward both bachelor’s and master’s degrees – accelerating degree completion, particularly at the master's level.

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