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Career Options for VS Interested
in Biochemistry
"Hi, I've been looking into Biochemistry but
I'd like to know about it from one of our ventures staff.
Can you help? I'm trying to figure out what to major
in because I love biology and chemistry both. I'd also
love to be able to do surgery but don't want to spend
ten years in college. Do you have any other career ideas
that might suit my description?"
Responses were sent from:
Whitman College, and Union College.
Member Institution and Association Answers:
From Whitman College:
Whitman College offers a major in biochemistry, biophysics,
and molecular biology. The program in biochemistry,
biophysics, and molecular biology (BBMB) offers interdisciplinary
courses and a major at the interface of the physical
and biological sciences. The curriculum focuses on the
understanding of biological processes at the molecular
level and seeks to prepare students to enter the rapidly
developing fields of biotechnology, biomedicine, and
structural biology. The BBMB courses will serve as major
requirements in BBMB, biology, chemistry, and physics.
Courses completed in BBMB apply to the descriptive science
and physical science and math (pre-fall semester, 2002);
and the science, and quantitative analysis (post-fall
semester, 2002) distribution areas. For more information
on Whitman's BBMB major, visit our website at www.whitman.edu.
Lori Hunt
Admission Officer
Whitman College
515 Boyer Ave
Walla Walla, WA. 99362
(877) 462-9448 toll free
Email: huntlo@whitman.edu
From Union College:
It is important to check the schools and and their
pre-med or combined medical programs to get their exact
requirements. If you are able to raise your GPA more
that would certainly work to your advantage. The other
very important component is the experiences that you
have had. Working in a hospital in India is a great
experience to have. Activities like that count for a
lot so keep it up!
Teran R. Tadal
Assistant Dean of Admissions
UNION COLLEGE
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: 518-388-6112
tadalt@union.edu
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