Biochemistry (BIO): Mechanistic enzymology; biochemical and molecular biological approaches to determine protein structure-function relationships; biochemistry of proteolysis; biochemistry of signal transduction pathways; nucleic acid-protein interactions, enzymology, and processing in vivo and in vitro
Medical Biochemistry (MEDB): Molecular basis of metabolic diseases, including inborn errors of metabolism; diagnostic biochemistry; gene therapy approaches to treat metabolic diseases; animal models for studies of inborn errors of metabolism; biochemical and molecular biology approaches to characterizing enzymes, proteins, and receptors and associated signaling pathways; metabolism of lipids, glycolipids, and eiconsanoids in normal and disease states
Pathobiochemistry (PBC): Control of synthesis, breakdown, biochemical structure, and interactions of extracellular matrix components; biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology of cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions in normal and disease states
Physiological Chemistry(PC): Regulation of metabolism with special emphasis on receptors/signal transduction; mechanism and regulation of protein synthesis; DNA/RNA enzymology; transcription regulation; protein and membrane structure; biochemistry of glycoproteins, glycolipids, lipids, and carbohydrates