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

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Updates and news from our department.
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

Upcoming Events

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Seminars and events. Know what’s coming

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Recent Accomplishments

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Our students accomplish great things

2024 Young Investigators Day: The Mette Strand Research Award

2024 Young Investigators Day:  The David Yue Research Award

2024 Young Investigators Day: The Bae Gyo Jung Research Award

2024 Young Investigators Day: The Michael A. Shanoff Research Award

2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (Honorable Mention), Raygan Murray

Recent Publications

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Our latest research and discoveries.

Morina LB, Cao HC, Chen S, Kumar S, McFarland KS, Majewska NI, Betenbaugh MJ, Timp W., 2025, Investigating subpopulation dynamics in clonal CHO-K1 cells with single-cell RNA sequencing, J Biotechnol., 399:91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2025.01.010. PMID: 39824362  PubMed

Kim DW, Duncan LH, Xu J, Chang M, Sørensen SS, Terrillion CE, Kanold PO, Place E, Blackshaw S., 2025, Decoding Gene Networks Controlling Hypothalamic and Prethalamic Neuron Development, bioRxiv [Preprint], 2025.01.10.632449. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.10.632449. PMCID: PMC11741371  PubMed

Krueger ER, Church TR, Brennan A, Türker F, Villalón Landeros E., 2025, Protocol to study neuronal membrane proteasome function in mouse peripheral sensory neurons, STAR Protoc., 6(1):103552. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103552. PMID: 39798095  PubMed