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Biochemistry

Organization Description

Small classes, extensive one-on-one interactions and great undergraduate research opportunities allow the St. Mary’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to offer an outstanding education to students.

Goodpaster Hall 210
A person in a lab coat places a test tube with a blue cap into a rack containing several test tubes with yellow caps and red liquid. Another person can be seen partially in the background, also wearing a lab coat.

Department Leadership

Geoffrey M. Bowers

Geoffrey M. Bowers

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Department Chair

Latest News

Professor of Biochemistry, Pamela Mertz, was invited to serve on a Council-level Strategic Planning Task force by Mona Miller, the Chief Executive… View more

Pamela Mertz

Dec. 16, 2024, 8:18 a.m.

Professor of Biochemistry, Pamela Mertz, was invited to serve on a Council-level Strategic Planning Task force by Mona Miller, the chief executive… View more

Pamela Mertz

Dec. 5, 2024, 8:07 a.m.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s work transforming its assessment system was just published as a paper titled “A Programmatic… View more

Geoffrey Bowers

Nov. 19, 2024, 5:05 p.m.

Pam Mertz, professor of biochemistry, published two peer-reviewed articles this summer.  In June, she was a co-author on an article published… View more

Pamela Mertz

Aug. 5, 2024, 11:53 a.m.

Tamani Kingsland '25, a biochemistry and biology double-major from Upper Marlboro, Maryland has received a $1,200 Undergraduate Research Grant… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

May 6, 2024, 8:26 a.m.

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