The Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology was initiated in 1987 by Dr. Masayori Inouye, Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at UMDNJ-RWJMS. Notably, this was the first graduate program that originated in the Medical School since it's founding in 1968. The establishment of a new graduate program at RWJMS was timely, as it coincided with a rapidly expanding life-science community on the Piscataway campus, which provided shared resources and common interests among RWJMS and Rutgers faculty.

The faculty in the Program offers opportunities for training in the areas of gene structure and organization, protein and nucleic acid biosynthesis, molecular genetics, membrane structure and function, and the structural and biochemical characterization of macromolecules. Thus, wide spectrums of experimental approaches are available to examine the molecular basis of cellular phenomena. Graduate training includes formal course instruction, participation in seminar courses, and extensive laboratory research experience. The progress of the students is extensively supervised, to insure high quality and successful completion of the studies.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. If you have questions, feel free to contact me at maduraki@umdnj.edu.

Dr. Kiran Madura, Profesor
Director, Graduate Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Department of Biochemistry Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635 phone: 732-235-4540 fax: 732-235-4783