PhD in Biomedical Sciences - Biological Chemistry in Ann Arbor United States | University of Michigan Ann Arbor

The Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan Medical School has been a leader in advancing biochemistry as a discipline. In 1883, Victor Vaughan made history by becoming the first professor of physiological chemistry—later called biochemistry—at any U.S. medical school. The achievements of Dr. Vaughan and other Michigan biochemists resulted in the department's establishment in 1922. Over the years, Biological Chemistry has been associated with distinguished scholars elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS), National Academy of Medicine (NAM), and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Doctoral candidates in the Biological Chemistry PhD program choose their research advisors from around 50 departmental and affiliated faculty members.