{"id":128,"date":"2018-03-09T18:17:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T18:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/biochemistry\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2024-08-27T09:29:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:29:30","slug":"graduate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/biochemistry\/graduate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Our training and mentoring programs for both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows focuses on teaching the most cutting-edge tools, and strategies for elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying both normal and pathogenic processes.<\/p>\n<p>This includes access to 5 different core technologies hosted by the department, from structural biology (NMR, X-ray crystallography) biophysics (Center for Macromolecular Interactions), proteomics and metabolomics (Mass Spec Facility) and drug discovery (High thoughput Screening and Medicinal Chemistry Facilities). 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