Area
natural Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Biological Sciences
University of Chile
- City: Independencia,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
To promote the study and generation of knowledge in various fields of Biochemistry, through the investigation of the properties and functioning of biological systems at the molecular level, training scientists capable of leading or forming groups of basic and applied research in academia, research centers and companies at a national or international level.
Applicant Profile
Those who hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the field of Chemical-Biological Sciences granted by the University of Chile or other Universities, national or foreign, that ensure equivalent and satisfactory training for students, may apply to the Biochemistry Doctorate Program. purposes and requirements of the Program. Likewise, those who have other degrees that can be considered equivalent to them, in level, duration and content.
Graduate profile
The graduate of the Program will be a researcher specialized in Biochemistry with a broad conceptual, theoretical and experimental knowledge of the properties and functioning of biological systems at the molecular level. His high-level disciplinary training will address both ethical and attitudinal aspects that allow him to position him as a leading researcher in the area of Biochemistry, allowing him to make concrete contributions to the generation of knowledge.
Lines of investigation
1.- Biochemical Basis of Diseases
2.- Bacterial and Viral Biochemistry
3.- Biochemistry of Cellular Stress
4.- Signal transduction
5.- Protein Structure
6.- Bioenergetics and Cell Metabolism
7.- Functional Genomics
8.- Molecular Biology
9.- Bioinformatics
10.- Immunobiochemistry
11.- Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology
12.- Nanobiochemistry and Nanobiomaterials
13.- Neurobiochemistry