BS in Biochemistry

Biochemistry contributes fundamentally to the ways we maintain our health and interact with the environment as we live our lives. As a Biochemistry major, you will explore questions about life at the molecular level. How is oxygen transported in the blood How do plants convert sunlight into chemical energy How can a single mutation in an amino acid sequence result in disease Biochemistry graduates work in medicine and drug development, agriculture and the food industry, corporate research, and other fields such as forensics and environmental regulation.