About BMB
Located in Chalmers and Burt Halls, the BMB Program offers B.A., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Departmental faculty have research programs supported by over $3 million in annual extramural support for studying various aspects of biochemistry in animals, plants, insects and microorganisms. Founded in 1961, the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Browse this website to find information about our academics, faculty, seminars and more.
"BMB Majors Achieve 100% Acceptance to the University of Kansas School of Medicine"
Photo by Maxwell Braasch
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics is pleased to report that all of its undergraduate majors who applied to the 2021 Class of the University of Kansas School of Medicine were accepted. The students are in order left to right: Natalie Ost, Matthew Brettmann, Samuel Broll, Tate Gilchrist, Mackenzie Wahl and Garrison Olds. All six of these seniors participated in the recently developed Medical Biochemistry track, which BMB created in 2013 for its undergraduate students. This curriculum allows biochemistry students who desire a career in medicine or other health-related fields to both prepare for entrance exams and focus their classroom study on subject matter that will comprise their first year of medical, veterinary or nursing school. In 2016, the overall acceptance rate for US applicants to in-state medical schools was 60.6%, so this year’s K-State BMB acceptance rate of 100% was well above the norm. (Read full pdf article.)
The Recent BMB Active Site Newsletter
Read the latest news in BMB. Newsletter created by department faculty and staff. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.
Faculty Research Videos | ||
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| Dr. Gregory Finnigan | Dr. Michal Zolkiewski | |
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| Dr. Michael Kanost | Dr. Timothy Durrett | |
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| Dr. Brian Geisbrecht | Dr. Erika Geisbrecht | |
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| Dr. Phillip E. Klebba | 5 Minutes in Dr. Klebba's Lab | |
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| Dr. John Tomich | Dr. Anna Zolkiewska | |
Take Note
Randy Schekman, 2013 Nobel Laureate, spoke to K-State
May 11, 2015 - "How Cells Export Proteins"
Provost Lecture on Excellence in Scholarship
Watch the Replay.
Powerpoint slides (23mb file)
Hageman Distinguished Lectureship
in Agricultural Biochemistry
Watch Colloquium Replay.
Powerpoint slides (18mb file)
Kary Mullis, 1993 Nobel Laureate, spoke to K-State
October 16, 2013 - "The Unusual Origins of PCR"
K-State Collegian Reports
Provost Lecture on Excellence in Scholarship (watch lecture here)
Hageman Lecture in Agricultural Biochemistry
Chalmers Hall is home to the Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Main Office and Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility, in addition to the majority of faculty offices, research laboratories and classrooms.
