The Biochemistry program is offered by Jefferson (Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University. As a sophomore, you will start helping with authentic, real-world?research projects ? experience many biochemistry students don?t get until graduate programs. This is possible thanks to the individual attention you get in our small classes and our well-equipped research laboratories.

Highlights

• Small classes with one-on-one faculty guidance

• Intensive, real-world research experience

• Unique, faculty-designed experiments

• Experience presenting before scientific community

• Access to top internships, nationwide

• Preparation for graduate school or careers in the non-profit, industrial, governmental, or medical realms.

You will engage in real-world learning and research experiences that teach you to think critically, scientifically and innovatively.? You will be guided through semester-long research projects, rather than ?cookbook? experiments, thoughtfully conceived by faculty members who are experts in the biochemical sciences.

Your evolution as a researcher culminates your senior year, with a year-long exploration into a pressing scientific issue that encapsulates the scientific process ? and a final presentation at a scientific conference, where you get valuable feedback from peers and professionals in the scientific community.?

In our rigorous program, our faculty will help you become a sought-after candidate for whatever plans you may have. PhilaU alumni work in top-ranked pharmaceutical companies, medical and biotechnical fields, continue education in top graduate programs, and become published and patent-receiving researchers.? As a PhilaU biochemistry graduate, any career in the biochemical field is right at your fingertips. ?