<p>please tell me everything about biochemistry!!!</p>
<p>basics..
schools with good biochem...
courses...
graduate programs..
careers..
etc..</p>
<p>thank you..!</p>
<p>Biochemistry majors are often found as concentrations in other majors; for example, Cornell and Duke offer biochemistry as a concentration in the biology major. If you're really interested in biochemistry, I strongly suggest the Vagelos program at U Penn. </p>
<p>What is it?
"Modern biochemical research is based on the premise that life can ultimately be explained as a coordinated series of chemical reactions. Historically, biochemistry began in the 19th century with the chemical description of biological compounds and the study of metabolic pathways. The field grew steadily through the first half of the 20th century, then explosively after the discovery that the genetic material is DNA. Today, biochemistry includes the structure and function of the protein, RNA, and membrane components that carry out life processes (structural biology and biophysics), regulation of the genes that encode these components (molecular and systems biology), functional integration of these components within cells and tissues (cell and developmental biology), and coordination of the multitude of components responsible for complex behaviors in unicellular and multicellular organisms (neurobiology, immunology, physiology, and microbiology). Just as importantly, progress in basic science has inevitably led to progress in understanding the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases as diverse as cancer, obesity, muscular dystrophy, and malaria." -University of Washington</p>
<p>What are typical courses?
Freshman/Sophomore
2 Credits Calculus, 2 semesters
3 Credits General Chemistry, 2 semesters with laboratory
3 Credits General Physics with calculus, 2 semesters with laboratory </p>
<p>Sophomore/Junior
3 Credits Organic Chemistry, 2 semesters with 1 semester laboratory </p>
<p>Junior/Senior
2 Credits Physical Chemistry, 2 semesters
3 Credits Biochemistry/Biophysics/and Gene Expression, 3 semesters Research in Selected Faculty Laboratories, 2 semesters </p>
<p>What does a biochemist do?
"It would be wrong to call it a niche, since the science of biochemistry spans the study of all living things and provides the foundation for all of the life sciences. It would be right, however, to say that most biochemists are neck-deep in research. About 75% work in either basic or applied research; those in applied research take the fruits of basic research and employ them for the benefit of medicine, agriculture, veterinary science, environmental science, and manufacturing. Each of these fields offers safe harbor for the biochemist in search of a specialty, with clinical biochemists, for example, working in hospital laboratories and studying various tissues and body fluids to help them understand and treat diseases; and industrial biochemists, for another, involved in analytical research work such as checking the purity of food and beverages. Research biochemists find work in the labs of biotechnology companies; agricultural, medical, and veterinary institutes; and, in the case of half of all biochemists, universities. They study chemical reactions in metabolism, growth, reproduction, and heredity and apply techniques drawn from biotechnology and genetic engineering to help them in their research. The workday usually includes some laboratory duties, such as culturing, filtering, purifying, drying, weighing, and measuring substances using special instruments. Research goes to the study the effects of foods, drugs, allergens and other substances on living tissues. Many biochemists are also interested in molecular biology, the study of life at the molecular level and the study of genes and gene expression."-Princeton Review</p>
<p>What will I earn?</p>
<h1>of people in profession: 100,000</h1>
<p>Average hours per week: 45<br>
Average starting salary: $30,190<br>
Average salary after 5 years: $52,310<br>
Average salary after 10 to 15 years: $87,790</p>
<p>What are some examples of biochemical research?
"The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington has contributed to many phases of this research. Initially recognized for incisive studies of the structure and function of proteins, and the mechanisms of enzyme action, the department branched out into a multitude of other areas including: developmental biology of flies, fish, frogs, and mice; molecular mechanisms of aging in yeast and mammals; vertebrate visual and immune responses; chromosome dynamics, cell division, DNA replication and repair; energy transduction during photosynthesis; protein secretion and membrane fusion; translational control and regulated protein degradation; protein structure determination by crystallography and NMR spectroscopy; and protein structure prediction and enzyme design." </p>
<p>Which graduate schools have good biochemistry programs?*
1 Cal San Francisco<br>
2 Stanford<br>
3 MIT<br>
4 Cal Berkeley<br>
5 Harvard<br>
6 Yale<br>
7 Cal Tech<br>
8 Wisconsin<br>
9 Cal San Diego<br>
10 Johns Hopkins<br>
11 Columbia<br>
12 Colorado<br>
13 Washington (St. Louis)<br>
14 UCLA<br>
15 Duke<br>
16 Penn<br>
17 Brandeis<br>
18 Washington<br>
19 Baylor College of Medicine<br>
20 Texas Southwestern Med Ctr<br>
21 Rockefeller<br>
22 Cornell<br>
23 Michigan<br>
24 Chicago<br>
25 Oregon<br>
26 North Carolina<br>
27 Albert Einstein College of Med<br>
28 Utah<br>
29 Vanderbilt<br>
30 Northwestern<br>
31 SUNY Stony Brook<br>
32 Texas<br>
33 Illinois<br>
34 Cal Davis<br>
35 Rutgers<br>
36 NYU<br>
37 Southern Cal<br>
38 Oregon State<br>
39 Minnesota<br>
40 Carnegie Mellon<br>
41 Texas Health Sci Ctr Houston<br>
42 Indiana<br>
43 Rice<br>
44 Purdue<br>
45 Penn State<br>
46 Iowa<br>
47 Case Western<br>
48 Mayo Graduate School<br>
49 Alabama Birmingham<br>
50 Michigan State </p>
<p>*US News rankings fluctuate, so I tend to use the National Research Council rankings, which tend to be more reliable, especially for the sciences.</p>
<p>Where did you get that "earn" information?</p>
<p>Are there any Biochemistry major on the site? If there are, can some post workload associated with the major?</p>