Biochemistry Concentration

Members of the Biochemistry Superlab course with their professors

Biochemistry Concentration

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Haverford’s biochemistry program is located at the interface between the biological, chemical, and physical sciences. For our ambitious students and faculty who seek to understand biological processes from physical and chemical points of view, this is an especially exciting place to be.

The 2015 "Biochemistry Superlab" course was the subject of a recent PLOS Biology paper co-authored by all of the class' 16 students and its co-teachers, Professor Rob Fairman (center) and Assistant Professor Lou Charkoudian (third from right). Students from across the sciences take the class—with preference given to biochemistry concentrators—and professors from the Departments of Biology and Chemistry team-teach it, addressing interdisciplinary interests.

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Previous Friday, December 15, 2017

Exhibit

Futureproof

Through December 17, 2017
Cantor Fitzgerald Art Gallery

The artists in Futureproof engage with the many malleable interpretations of futureproofing, drawing from both the legacy of military and corporate scenario planning and the use of semi-fictionalized artifacts or archives as "proof," or evidence, of alternate timelines or futures yet to come. Details »

Futureproof runs through December 17, 2017 in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery and is supported by the the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities.

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Next Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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Community Housing

For students looking to forge close connections around shared interests, Haverford offers special-interest housing choices, such as La Casa Hispánica (for students actively engaged in organizing programs concerned with the cultures and civilizations of the Spanish-speaking world); Cadbury House (for those seeking a quiet study, and alcohol- and drug-free space); and Nerd House (for gaming, tech, fantasy, anime, and science aficionados).

Members of Ira De A. Reid House, which is devoted to extending the legacy of Reid, a renowned sociologist and Haverford’s first tenured African American faculty member. Photo: Cole Sansom '19

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