
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics is one of five Basic Science Departments in the College of Medicine at UIC.
Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. The current department was formed in 2003 from the merger of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Department of Molecular Genetics. We are located in the Molecular Biology Research Building on the University of Illinois College of Medicine campus on the near west side of Chicago, next to Little Italy and a few miles from the Loop and Lake Michigan. [ READ MORE + ]
Faculty Research
Our Department is home to a broad array of research programs which facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations: (1) cancer biology, (2) genetics & epigenetics, (3) gene regulation & genome maintenance, (4) genomics, computational biology & synthetic biology, (5) infection, inflammation & immunity, (6) mechanisms of neurological diseases, (7) protein engineering, drug design & structural biology, (8) signal transduction & cell cycle control, and (9) stem cells & developmental biology. Meet the faculty in each of these research areas:
BMG in News
With $13M, UIC scientists will study lung inflammation mechanisms. (Rehman & Chronis Labs) (March 6, 2023)
Hijacking our cells' enzymes to eliminate disease-causing proteins. (Kuchay Lab) (Feb. 15, 2023)
Dr. Caffrey honored at 2022 Faculty Recognition Ceremony for UIC College of Medicine. (Nov. 22, 2022)
Lung Cancer Award to Benevolenskaya. (Nov. 3, 2022)
Developing antivirals for pandemic-level viruses. (Caffrey Lab) (August 8, 2022)
A Dynamic Duo of Cells Identified in Lung Blood Vessels. (Rehman Lab) (June 14, 2022)
Dr. Colley appointed as Acting Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. (May 31, 2022)
Departmental Announcement
We are undergoing a major expansion with Two independent searches for Assistant Professors.
First search seeks applications for multiple tenure track Assistant Professor faculty positions in the areas of computational biology and genomics.
Second search seek applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor faculty position in the areas of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, or molecular genetics.
Dr. Rehman has been appointed Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics effective July 1, 2022.
Upcoming Seminars
Departmental Seminars
Recruitment Seminars
Graudate Student Seminars
Ph.D. Thesis Defense Seminars
BMG LAB OPENINGS
Labs accepting GEMS rotation students (2022-2023)
RECENT GRANTS
Hay/NIH R01/23-28
Benevolenskaya /
American Lung Assoc/22-24
Rehman/Chronis/NIH P01/22-27
Nakamura/NIH R01/22-26
Rehman/NIH R01/22-26
Rehman/NIH R01/22-26
Rehman/NIH R33/22-25
Publication Highlights
Liang et al. Cell Report
Blaha et al. Nat Commun.
Kapanja et al. Cancer Res.
Hilal et al. Science
Zhang et al. Nat Chem Biol.
Won et al. Nat Commun.
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