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Biochemistry About the Program This interdepartmental major offers an alternative to students who are interested in both biology and chemistry. The interface of biology and chemistry has become extremely important as an area of research with applications in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medicine and biotechnology. An example of the importance of this field of study is the completion of the sequencing of the human genome. This accomplishment marks the beginning of an exploration to identify and determine the function of the various genes, which will require a large number of scientists that have strong backgrounds in both chemistry and biology. During the course of study, students not only gain a strong foundation in cell biology, molecular biology and chemistry, but also encounter specialized topics such as mechanisms of cancer. A goal is for students to understand specific molecular interactions and reactions that occur in living organisms and their consequences. The Biology and Chemistry Interdepartmental Major is particularly attractive to pre-health science professional students and to students who plan to pursue graduate study in biochemistry or cellular/molecular biology. Many students who major in the Biology/Chemistry Interdepartmental Major elect to pursue advanced work in health-related fields, including attending medical and veterinary schools. Medical programs that graduates have been accepted into include: Harvard, University of Chicago, Baylor, The Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati, Case Western, Dartmouth, Medical College of Ohio, Yale, Indiana, Johns Hopkins and the universities of Maryland, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Washington. A number of students have elected to pursue M.D.-Ph.D. programs at these schools. Veterinary schools that our graduates have attended include Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan State, Kentucky, Tuskegee and University of California, Davis. Graduates of the Biology/Chemistry Interdepartmental Major have also pursued graduate work at: Chicago, Washington University, Yale, Harvard, Indiana and the universities of Minnesota, Colorado and Pennsylvania. We have also had majors choose to work in industry directly after Earlham. A student wishing to pursue the Biology/Chemistry Interdepartmental Major should contact a Biology or Chemistry faculty member as soon as possible. Many of the courses are sequenced so that enrolling in the introductory Biology and Chemistry courses early in a student's career is critical to maximizing options in the junior and senior year. Careful planning is particularly important when a student wishes to participate in a semester long off-campus program. Our students have participated in a variety of off-campus opportunities, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Scotland, Kenya and London programs. Most students take a minimum of CHEM 111 and 221, and BIOL 112 in their first year at Earlham. |
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Indiana 47374-4095 |