SSM Health Doisy Research Center

Practice at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Doisy Research Center

Named after its founder, the Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology within the Saint Louis University School of Medicine continues a tradition of excellence that dates back to the 1920s.

The exceptional faculty and staff in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, along with many other researchers at Saint Louis University, have access to some of the most leading-edge facilities and resources anywhere.

In addition to research, the department offers a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology as part of the School of Medicine’s graduate program in biomedical science.

We are home to several core research facilities, including SLU’s Protein Core Facility, Genomics Core Facility and the Gemini Computing Cluster.

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