KU Molecular Biosciences
We are an interdisciplinary group of faculty who perform cutting edge research in a wide range of areas including biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, bioinformatics, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, immunology, microbiology, virology, neurobiology, molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
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Department News
KU awarded $1.5 million collaborative NSF research grant
Dr. Ilya Vakser, Professor of Molecular Biosciences and Director of the KU Center for Computational Biology, was awarded an NSF grant
W.M. Keck Foundation Grant awarded to Molecular Biosciences Faculty
This grant funds further research to test molecular alternatives to the prevailing "Amyloid Hypothesis" of Alzheimer's Disease.
Biochemistry majors receive outstanding presentation awards for their research posters
Biochemistry majors received awards at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium
2026 KU microbiology graduate Lauren Reimer awarded KU Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
Lauren Reimer, a 2026 University of Kansas graduate in microbiology, is the winner of this year’s James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. She is the chapter’s nominee for a national Phi Kappa Phi fellowship.
Graduate Program
Our graduate program in life sciences research is designed to provide world-class training in both the classroom and research laboratory to prepare students for the next stage of their careers.