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
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.
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
Mar 13
Congratulations to Charles Kirby whose manuscript and image was chosen for the cover of JCI!... Read More
Nov 25
We had a great time at this year’s BCMB Retreat. A day and a half filled with science, community, exploring,... Read More
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.
Vasavda C, Kothari R, Ammal Kaidery N, Chakraborty S, Jamuna Tripathi S, Dhindsa RS, Ricco C, Shanmukha S, Saberi S, Lefler JE, Kothari P, Chaubey K, Snowman AM, Ostrowski MC, Barone E, Iyer LM, Aravind L, Sharma SM, Pieper AA, Thomas B, Snyder SH, Paul BD., 2025, Biliverdin reductase A is a major determinant of protective NRF2 signaling, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 122(40):e2513120122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2513120122. PMCID: PMC12519219 PubMed
Kiraly JK, Balraj A, Leary P, You Z, Harris SC, Hyer JD, Dunn FA, Kolodkin AL., 2025, Slit2/Robo1 signaling constrains image stabilization responses to preserve ethologically favorable directional asymmetry, Curr Biol., 35(19):4714-4726.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.030. PMID: 40945510 PubMed
Offenbacher R, Jackson KW, Hayashi M, Zhang J, Peng D, Tan Y, Stewart TM, Ciero P, Foley J, Casero RA Jr, Cahan P, Loeb DM., 2025, Polyamine Depletion by D,L-α-Difluoromethylornithine Inhibits Ewing Sarcoma Metastasis by Inducing Ferroptosis, Clin Cancer Res., 31(19):4196-4210. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-1778. PMCID: PMC12411968 PubMed