Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry
About Us
We welcome scientists, educators, and trainees from all backgrounds to join us in conducting biochemical research at the forefront of current knowledge; helping medical students, graduate students and fellows to reach their full potential; and serving the institution, the extended scientific community, and society at large. Our particular focus is the characterization of macromolecules and biological processes at the molecular level. Research groups in the department determine the structures of biological macromolecules, elucidate the mechanisms by which they function, and translate this information to advance research technology and medicine.
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Niladri Sinha, PhD
Niladri Sinha grew up in the bustling city of Calcutta and attended a private school known for its academic rigor, where he remembers balancing his schoolwork with time spent on the cricket pitches with friends. Excelling at chemistry and math, he felt pressure to pursue medicine or engineering. Medicine was quickly ruled out when he realized he fainted at the sight of blood, but biology and chemistry began to spark his curiosity. By the end of high school, his interest in organic chemistry had led him to become increasingly drawn to molecular biology.
