Opportunity, Community, and Success
Biochemistry Welcomes Everyone
- The Department of Biochemistry iscommitted to achieving excellence by promoting a culture of opportunity and success for all students, staff, and faculty.
- We seek tofoster an environment of opportunity through the development of a supportive community of people with various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which will serve as the foundation for teaching and learning.
- We aim toimprove our recruitment, retention and success of all groupsthrough a number of initiatives led by our departmental opportunity, community, and success committee in collaboration with graduate and undergraduate cohorts.
Department Initiatives
Community Special Events
Building A Strong and Successful Student Community
2021 incoming student class
Biochemistry participates in...
The Colorado Advantage Program
The Colorado Advantage Program introduces students to the outstanding science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) doctoral programs at CU Boulder. The program invitesprospective applicants to CU 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 CU 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 andstudents
- Hosts workshops on application prep
Training
Cross-disciplinary Science Fosters Community
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-gensequencing and CRISPR screening
- And many others
Community building fosters training andcommunication
- Colleagues can support training each other onnewmethods
- Collaborative atmosphere with sharedgoals
- Enhances career development and agility
- Robust connections with Boulder and Front Range bioscience companies
NIH-funded Training Programs
The NIH funds two T32 programs open to Biochemistrygraduate students in...
Graduate Training Program in Signaling and Cellular Regulation
- The Signaling and Cellular Regulation Graduate Training Program is an interdepartmentaleffort between faculty in the departments ofBiochemistry and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biologywith the goal ofpromotinginteractions between laboratories,enriching perspectives and expertise, and providinga wide pool of mentorship for graduate students.
Molecular Biophysics Program
- The Molecular Biophysics Program at the University of Colorado, jointly sponsored by NIH and CU, 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:
Students apply for membership after choosing athesis laboratory
Mentoring
CU-sponsored Programs
Biochemistry participates in...
Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART Program)
- 10 weekprogram
- Stipends for both mentee and mentors
- In-depth mentoring experience
- Member of CU LEAD Alliance
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- Provides pay for undergraduates to do research and assistantships in labs
The Wuttke-Beckman Scholars Program
The Wuttke and Beckman Foundation Biochemical Sciences Research Award provides support for undergraduate students who are majoring in Biochemistry at the , 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 forBiochemundergrads to perform research in laboratories
- The stipend allows selected students to conduct research in the lab oftheir choice
Student Support Organizations
Photo montage courtesy of MASP
STEM Routes
- Graduate student-led organization topromote individuals in the sciences at CU
- Affiliated with SACNAS @ CU
- UPLIFT research program:8 weekshadowing,16 weekresearchexperience
MASP: Miramontes Arts andSciences Program
- For 1stgen undergraduates and thosefrom all backgrounds
- Faculty seminars, study space
Biochemistry Student-Led Groups
Graduate students network with Joan Marcano, alumnus + Aktiv Pharma Group at the June 2023 social.
Science Community Outreach Program and Education (S.C.O.P.E.)
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
Peer-to-Peer Mentoring (P2P)
- Biochemistry graduate students mentor first-year graduate students
CU Campus-wide Resources
CU Cafe Student Leaders (2019)
Office for Access & Community Engagement (ACE)
- Assistant Dean: Patricia Gonzalez
CUOffice of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC)
Center for Inclusion and Social Change (CISC)
Center for African and African American Studies (The CAAAS)
- A collective of trainees across STEM
- Promotes inclusivity and scientific excellence
EMPOWERS @ BioFrontiers Institute
Queer in Science (Qsci)
Pride Office
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)ċ
STUDENT GROUPS:
Bring Your Own Gender (BYOG)
Out in STEM (oSTEM)ċ
Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC)
The Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
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!