Faculty in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics define the basic mechanisms of organism function at all scales and will includes high-resolution structural determination and analysis, as well as dynamic imaging of single cells and cell assemblies. The department has produced impactful research on diabetes, metabolism and other topics. The department participates in several graduate training programs, including the Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology and the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program.
While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that electrical activity in synapses—the junctions between...
Dr. Timothy Ryan has been named one of eight academic principal investigators to participate in the SPARK NS Translational Research Program, 2025 cohort.
The newly configured department marshals biochemists, biophysicists and experts in protein engineering and imaging to drive discoveries in the basic mechanisms of cell function.
