College of Chemical and Life Science
The Isaacs Group Studies Molecular Containers With Everyday Applications Read More
Department Hosts 2009 NOBCChE Southeast Regional Meeting Read More
Drs. Rokita and LaRonde-LeBlanc Solve Enzyme Structure Read More
Lee's Research Has Biomedical, Materials, & Energy Storage Applications Read More

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Chair's Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Maryland. The Department integrates the Biological Sciences with the Physical Sciences and Engineering in research and teaching. As the principal home for biophysics and biochemistry on campus, the department is the link to biology and bioengineering. As molecules are the basis for nanoscience, the department is an essential unit in the development of nanostructured materials and in the rise of nano-bio-science and technology on campus.

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People in the Spotlight

Kwaku Dayie

Dr Dayie received his BA (with honors) in Physics from Hamilton College and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Harvard University (Wagner). He performed postdoctoral studies in the Chemistry Department at MIT (Williamson) and Molecular Biology Department at The Scripps Research Institute (Williamson) where he was a Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund postdoctoral fellow. For seven years he was an assistant staff scientist at the Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic where he led a research group in RNA Biophysics. Dr. Dayie's experience in high-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) spans more than 17 years. His current research interests include structure, interactions, dynamics, and function of RNA complexes involved in catalysis and gene regulation; chemical biological methods of labeling RNAs; and NMR methods development for large macromolecules.

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