Research

Molecular Biosciences is an exciting research and training environment characterized by:

  • top-notch research performed by outstanding faculty, staff and students,
  • an extensive schedule of seminars by both NU and outside faculty,
  • collaborative research centers that have programs centered on a research field,
  • integrated teaching and mentoring of both undergraduate and graduate students,
  • state-of-the art research facilities that support Molecular Biosciences’s laboratories,
  • excellent departmental staff to assist in all aspects research administration,
and internal and external support for research funding. 

Faculty research within Molecular Biosciences is at the forefront of several fields and is supported by over $15 million in sponsored funds. Research within Molecular Biosciences falls into several categories:

  • biochemistry
  • cell and molecular biology
  • structural biology
  • biophysics
  • hormone action and signal transduction
  • genetics and developmental biology