 This is the time to be a biological scientist! As a result of stunning advances made over the past two decades in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, we now know enough about the basis of life to be able to pose deep and important questions about how cells work. And we are in a position to answer many of those questions because we have at our disposal remarkable tools that allow us to conceive and perform incisive experiments. Never before have we had such opportunities to understand the mechanisms of life and the basis of disease!
The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center provides an outstanding environment for posing and answering these critical questions. That’s why I chose to join the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. I sense the excitement on our beautiful campus, and the feeling that these brand new facilities are going to propel our research forward. Like the Rocky mountains that provide the backdrop for our labs, this is clearly a place on the rise!
But more important, the people here are terrific colleagues. They are at the forefront of their fields, excited to be biological researchers at this remarkable time in history. Students, postdocs, professors and staff, working together toward a common goal: to contribute to an understanding how living things work, and how disease can result when things go awry. Spend some time on our pages and check out the people—biochemists, molecular biologists, genome scientists and geneticists—that make our Department a great place for discovery. Then consider joining us in our quest to learn and understand.
Mark Johnston, Chair
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