Overview

Instructional programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are focused in laboratories and classrooms within the George W. Beadle Center for Genetics and Biomaterials Research.

The Beadle Center houses most of the department-affiliated faculty members in state-of-the-art research laboratories and many of the Center for Biotechnology and Redox Biology Center core facilities. These facilities include mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, plant transformation, and microscopy facilities.

Also available are an outstanding full-service plant growth and greenhouse complex, and equipment for fluorescence-activated cell analysis, analytical ultracentrifugation, and next-generation high-throughput DNA sequencing.

Biochemistry Career Pathways

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Programme Structure

Core research areas include:

Structural and Chemical Basis of Protein Function
Redox Biology
Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
Plant and Microbial Biochemistry
Computational and Systems Biology
Plant Science Innovation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lincoln, United States

Disciplines

Biochemistry View 93 other PhDs in Biochemistry in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

B.S., B.A. or equivalent in biochemistry or a related field
Application form
Academic Transcript (requirements)
$50 application fee
Personal statement detailing why you are applying, describing previous research experience and future research interests
Curriculum vitae (C.V.), upload in supporting files.
Personal Statement +text, upload in supporting files.
Areas of interest, choose at least 1
Official Transcript

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31182 USD / year

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31182 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

11382 USD / year

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Living costs

Lincoln

United States

926 - 1371 USD / month

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Biochemistry Career Pathways

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