About This Department

The Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics at Texas A&M University is composed of 30 primary tenured or tenure-track faculty, 8 joint faculty, 7 academic professional track faculty, and 2 research-track faculty. Teaching and research are intimately intertwined, coupling modern didactic teaching coupled with extensive research experience for undergraduate students. We seat more than 6,500 students in undergraduate Biochemistry and Genetics courses and nearly 530 undergraduates claim Biochemistry or Genetics as their major. On the graduate side, nearly 100 graduate students and PhD candidates undertake thesis research that spans a remarkable range of biochemistry and biophysics.