Jan 15
Scientists are uncovering evidence that a subtle chemical process in the brain may be far more important to memory than... 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 12
Johns Hopkins drug development experts named to National Academy of Inventors Congratulations to Dr. Jun Liu who is among 169... Read More
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
Recent Accomplishments
Our students accomplish great things
2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
2025 NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Award
2025 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
2025 P.E.O. Scholar Award
2025 NIH F30 Predoctoral Fellowship
Recent Publications
Our latest research and discoveries.
Lee SJ, Amitrano A, Yuan Q, Choudhury D, Stoletov K, Agarwal B, Tran A, Godet I, McCann J, Huizar R, Serra SA, Picón-Pagès P, Valles N, Jeong S, Sofou S, Fan CM, Lewis JD, Sun SX, Ewald AJ, Gilkes DM, Bajpai VK, Valverde MA, Konstantopoulos K., 2026, Hypoxia restores the acidosis-induced inhibition of cancer cell dissemination, Cell Rep., 45(2):116970. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.116970. PMID: 41686638 PubMed
Richman DE, Wendorff TJ, Rashid F, Beck C, Yan Q, Johnson HR, Eckerty RA, Fogg JM, Baker ML, Zechiedrich L, Berger JM., 2026, Supercoiled DNA recognition and cleavage control in topoisomerase VI, Nat Commun., doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69491-0. PMID: 41698922 PubMed
Eddings CR, Fan M, Imoto Y, Itoh K, McDonald X, Eilers J, Anderson WS, Worley PF, Lippmann K, Nauen DW, Watanabe S., 20026, Ultrastructural membrane dynamics of mouse and human cortical synapses, Neuron, 114(3):408-421.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.10.030. PMCID: PMC12703363 PubMed