How to Apply

Our department offers bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees in biochemistry. Learn about our admissions criteria and how to apply at the undergraduate, graduate or doctoral level.

Our Alumni

“Dr. Buck has been a very helpful mentor. The training in his lab helped me to get into the University of Toronto, which has one of the best molecular genetics programs in the whole world.”
7/23/26
Shamira Tabrejee, MS ’20
Genetics, genomics and bioinformatics
“Dr. Popescu is always receptive to my ideas and allows me to take directions that I am most interested in, while keeping me focused and on track.”
7/23/26
Kirstie Cummings, PhD ’16
Biochemistry
“UB faculty understood where I was and had a vision of where I would need to go.”
8/27/26
Robert W. Maul, PhD ’07
Postdoctoral fellow
“My love for genomic stability and DNA damage was born in Dr. Surtees’ lab. Working alongside her and other talented graduate students enabled me to find my niche and dig deeper into the research topic.”
7/23/26
Jumana Badar, MS ’18
Genetics, genomics and bioinformatics
“Dr. Lee and I talked about my project daily, and that was the key to pushing ideas forward.”
8/27/26
David Zisa, MD/PhD ’12
Biochemistry