Opportunity, Community, and Success

Biochemistry Welcomes Everyone

  • The Department of Biochemistry isÌýcommitted to achieving excellence by promoting a culture of opportunity and success for all students, staff, and faculty.
  • We seek toÌýfoster an environment of opportunity through the development of a supportive community of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which will serve as the foundation for teaching and learning.
  • We aim toÌýimprove our recruitment, retention and success of all groupsÌýthrough a number of initiatives led by our departmental opportunity, community, and success committee in collaboration with graduate and undergraduate cohorts.

Department Initiatives

DEI Climate at Biochemistry

Regular check-ins on community climate of the department

Department Events

Community events and activities

Biochemistry Seminar speakers

Biochemistry invites diverse perspectives for its seminar series

Diverse and Equitable Hiring

Biochemistry supports best practices in diverse and equitable hiring

Community Special Events

Building A Strong and Successful Student Community

2021 Incoming Class

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Biochemistry participates in...

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Advantage Program​

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Advantage Program introduces students to the outstanding science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) doctoral programs at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder. The program invitesÌýprospective applicants to Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder during a weekend in the fall to learn about STEM doctoral opportunities, meet with faculty, tour research facilities and interact with current graduate students. Applicants for the program must be currently applying for admission into a STEM PhD program. The goal of the program is to recruit a diverse pool of candidates into Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s STEM doctoral programs. *Biochemistry offers application waivers for prospective students considering the department for their doctoral program!

  • Provides introduction to graduate programs​
  • Gives campus and lab tours​
  • Sets up individual meetings with faculty andÌýstudents​
  • Hosts workshops on application prep​​

Training

Cross-disciplinary Science Fosters Community

Otto Kletzien/Batey Lab at 2020 Retreat

Otto Kletzien/Batey Lab at 2020 Retreat

Biochemistry bridges cutting edge fields​

Training is provided in...

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  • Advanced proteomics​

  • Microscopy

  • Advanced imaging

  • Next-genÌýsequencing and CRISPR screening​

  • And many others​

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​Scientific diversity fosters training andÌýcommunication​

  • Colleagues can support training each other onÌýnewÌýmethods

  • Collaborative atmosphere with sharedÌýgoals​​

  • Enhances career development and agility

  • Robust connections with Boulder and Front Range bioscience companies

NIH-funded Training Programs

Biochemistry Lab

The NIH funds two T32 programs open to BiochemistryÌýgraduate students​ in...

  • Graduate Training Program in Signaling and Cellular Regulation​

    • ​The Signaling and Cellular Regulation Graduate Training Program is an interdepartmentalÌýeffort between faculty in the departments ofÌýBiochemistry and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental BiologyÌýwith the goal ofÌýpromotingÌýinteractions between laboratories,Ìýenriching perspectives and expertise, and providingÌýa wide pool of mentorship for graduate students.Ìý

  • Molecular Biophysics Program​

    • The Molecular Biophysics Program at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, jointly sponsored by NIH and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, is a collaborative effort involving students, postdocs and faculty from five departments on the Boulder campus. Participants share a common interest in biological systems, and seek to understand these systems in terms of physical and chemical principles. The breadth of the program arises from 40+ affiliated laboratories in the Departments of:

  • The NIH has a longstanding interest in promotingÌýscientists from all backgrounds​​

  • Students apply for membership after choosing aÌýthesis laboratory​

Mentoring

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-sponsored Programs

Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building

Biochemistry participates in...

Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART Program)​

  • 10 weekÌýprogram​
  • Stipends for both mentee and mentors​
  • In-depth mentoring experience​​
  • Member of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ LEAD Alliance

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)​

  • Provides pay for undergraduates to do research and assistantships in labs

The Wuttke-Beckman Scholars Program​

Wuttke-Beckman AY 2024-2025

The Wuttke and Beckman Foundation Biochemical Sciences Research Award provides support for undergraduate students who are majoring in Biochemistry at the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder, in order to reduce financial barriers that may prevent students from obtaining appropriate research support. Recipients will be students who are pursuing research opportunities in laboratories of faculty members who are rostered in a science department.

  • Provides pay forÌýBiochemÌýundergrads​​ to perform research in laboratories
  • The stipend allows selected students to conduct research in the lab ofÌýtheir choice​​

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Student Support Organizations

MASP Together We Rise

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STEM Routes​

  • Graduate student-led organization toÌýpromote individuals in the sciences at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ​
  • Affiliated with SACNAS @ Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ​
  • UPLIFT research program:Ìý8 weekÌýshadowing,Ìý16 weekÌýresearchÌýexperience​​

MASP: Miramontes Arts andÌýSciences Program​

  • For 1stÌýgen undergraduates and thoseÌýfrom all backgrounds​
  • Faculty seminars, study space

Biochemistry Student-Led Groups

June 2023 P2P Networking Event with Alumni


Graduate students network with Joan Marcano, alumnus + Aktiv Pharma Group at the June 2023 social.

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Office of Outreach Access & Retention

Science Community Outreach Program and Education (S.C.O.P.E.)

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Peer-to-Peer Mentoring (P2P)

  • Biochemistry graduate students mentor first-year graduate students

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Campus-wide Resources

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Cafe Members


Inaugrual Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Cafe student group

Office for Access & Community Engagement (ACE)

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵÌýOffice of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC)

Center for Inclusion and Social Change​ (CISC)

Center for African and African American Studies (The CAAAS)

  • A collection of diverse STEM trainees at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ​
  • Promotes inclusivity and scientific excellence​

EMPOWERS @ BioFrontiers Institute

  • Queer in Science (Qsci)

Pride Office

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)​â¶Ä‹

STUDENT GROUPS:

Bring Your Own Gender (BYOG)

Out in STEM (oSTEM)​â¶Ä‹

Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC)

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
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Biochemistry Department

All of us at Biochemistry are involved in creating opportunities for the Biochemistry community that leads students, student-ran groups, and faculty/staff to success! Thank you to everyone for their part in building a strong and supportive community in Biochemistry!