Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Educating the Next Generation of Scientists and Pursuing a Full Spectrum of Cutting-Edge Research

2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Prof. Joachim Frank

Joachim Frank wins the 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry for inventing a new and more powerful method of capturing three-dimensional images of biological molecules in atomic detail.
The CRISPR Revolution: What You Need to Know

April 30, 2019

5 Questions About Gene Editing with Samuel Sternberg
Q+A with Dr. Laura Landweber

April 30, 2019

Interview with Dr. Laura Landweber
A New Type of Molecular Medicine May Be Needed to Halt Cancers

December 17, 2016

One of the most important medical insights of recent decades is that cancers are triggered by genetic mutations.
How Dr. Eric Kandel, Neuroscientist, Spends His Sundays

May 5, 2017

Learn about Eric R. Kandel, who specializes in the biology of memory and is a professor in the neuroscience and psychiatry departments at Columbia University.