Biological Chemistry

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The Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry offer an interdepartmental major in Biological Chemistry which allows students to study the chemistry of biological systems.

Directions for election of the major

Director: Mary Allen

Student representatives for fall 2003-04:

Andrea Nichols anichols@wellesley.edu
Jinyoung Ahn jahn@wellesley.edu

Useful links about educational and professional resources can be found through:

• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  ASBMB is organizing a network of undergraduate affiliates.
• Biological Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society
• Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS) links to student advising and undergraduate teaching resources
• Science magazine's Next Wave is a site for young scientists. Look especially at the Career Transitions section which has information on alternative science careers, and the Job Hunting and Work Life sections.

Articles written for the general public about important areas of biomedical research can be found through FASEB's public policy page.

Wellesley College Library resources on Biological Chemistry.

Information on summer research opportunities:

Research on campus at Wellesley
Other REU sites
Other opportunities in many fields
Summer research at Cold Spring Harbor, also includes links to other sites
Wellesley's Center for Work and Service

 

Information on graduate school programs in Biochemistry and related fields is available in files and on the bulletin board outside of room E208. Another useful resource is Peterson's guide.
Baylor College of Medicine maintains a site with many links concerning graduate school, life after grad school and careers.

 

 

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• Adele Wolfson awolfson@wellesley.edu
• Dept of Chemistry
• Date Created: Jan 23, 1998
• Last Modified: September 5, 2003