Dec 12
Johns Hopkins drug development experts named to National Academy of Inventors Congratulations to Dr. Jun Liu who is among 169... Read More
Welcome to the Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) Graduate Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
We are one of the oldest multidisciplinary graduate programs in the country. Our mission is to train independent research scientists for productive careers by providing a broad foundation in basic science and promoting the study of problems of biomedical importance from a mechanistic perspective. Learn More from our director
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Recent News
Updates and news from our department.
Dec 09
Congratulations to the BCMB students that won 2nd place in our local Charm City trivia competition for the Fall 2025... Read More
Nov 06
Congratulations to Taylor Church, on receiving the Doctoral Life Design Studio’s 2025 Career Impact Award. The Career Impact Awards, established in 2021 at... Read More
Oct 31
Our third-year students are receiving their white coats — a cherished tradition at Johns Hopkins that marks a significant milestone... Read More
Oct 10
McLellan, a professor of molecular biosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, has transformed vaccine design with his work... Read More
Aug 13
Recent Accomplishments
Our students accomplish great things
2025 NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Award
2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
2025 P.E.O. Scholar Award
2025 NIH F30 Predoctoral Fellowship
2025 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
Recent Publications
Our latest research and discoveries.
Li H, Amaral A, Vidotto T, Woo J, Liu HB, Oliveira LD, Dairo O, Feng K, Shenderov E, Argani P, Schmidt LS, Linehan WM, Lotan TL, Asrani K., 2026, mTOR-mediated upregulation of B7-H3 in MiT/TFE translocation renal cell carcinoma, J Pathol., 268(1):77-88. doi: 10.1002/path.6490. PMID: 41178060 PubMed
Williams KL, Badiei B, Reilly J, Andrews W, Minsky HB, Haddad NR, Martinez Pena EG, Sun M, Lee S, Li A, Curvin-Aquilla L, Johnson AY, Willis A, Kirby CS, van Ee A, Xue Y, Cox CA, Rajagopalan SP, Kang S, Kannan K, Caffrey J, Archer NK, Kane M, Garza LA., 2025, Plastic associated endocrine disruptors reduce Nicastrin protein and potentiate inflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa skin disease, Nat Commun., 16(1):10755. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65789-7. PMCID: PMC12663211 PubMed
Ghosh A, Jones TA, Mackinnon S, Hutcherson SM, Tritapoe JM, Mongia P, Shah N, Mehlhop EM, Carter NM, Pomerantz JL., 2025, Potentiation of noncanonical NF-κB signaling and marginal zone B cell expansion by CARD11-mediated regulation of p100 processing, Cell Rep, 44(12):116616. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116616. PMID: 41307991 PubMed