美国留学：生物化学热门录取学校专业分析
三、各学校研究重点
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1.IUB：注重蛋白与核酸的各种分析研究。
Faculty-47人
·Protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions 蛋白质间、蛋白质－配基交互作用
·Macromolecular structure determination大分子结构测定
·using NMR and X-ray crystallography （使用磁核共振和ｘ射线晶体学分析法）
·Lipid and membrane biochemistry 脂类与膜生物化学
·DNA synthesis and repair DNA合成与修复
·Signal reception and transduction 信号接收与传导
·RNA structure and function RNA结构与功能
·Transcription initiation and termination 磷酸化形成与终结
·Mitosis and cell cycle control 有丝分裂和细胞循环控制
·Bioorganic and bioanalytical analysis 生物有机和化分析
·Biophysical analysis and molecular trapping 生理分析和分子捕获
2.University of Houston：亚细胞和高分子层面上的生化反应，包括多个领域和多种研究方法：
Faculty-15人
macromolecular structure and function as elucidated by nuclear magnetic resonance磁核共振分析大分子结构和功能；X-ray crystallographic and spectroscopic techniquesｘ射线晶体学和光谱法；enzyme reaction mechanisms酶反应机制；genomics基因组学；computational methods in molecular biology分子生物学计算方法；computational biochemistry/biophysics计算生化/生理学；computer-aided drug design计算机辅助药物设计；Signal transduction信号传导；neurochemistry神经化学；ion channel structure and function等离子信道结构与功能；the role of RNA in molecular evolution分子进化中RNA功能分析；biotechnology分子工艺学。
3．Suny-SB：集中在蛋白类和膜的研究
Faculty-32人
Enzyme action酶反应(proteinase chemistry蛋白酶, hydrolysis of neurotransmitters神经传递素水解); carcinogenesis and DNA repair癌症与DNA修复; structure of membranes and their components 膜结构与组成(proteins蛋白质, lipids脂类, glycoproteins糖蛋白类, caveolae细胞质膜微囊); carbohydrate biochemistry碳水化合物; second messenger signaling and signal transduction第二信号传递与信号传导; growth factors细胞因子; drug design药物设计; the structure of ion channels等离子信道结构; mouse development白鼠研发; protein folding蛋白折叠; mammalian fertilization哺乳动物授精; yeast geneics酵母基因; 和biomolecular modeling分子建模。
4.Osu：应用性强，尤其偏工科。
Faculty-17人
Organelle biogenesis in green plants绿色植物细胞器官生源论：表达与机制；protein conformation and function蛋白质形成与功能；metal based catalysts and sensors金属催化剂和传感器；Protein engineering蛋白质工程；Protein and nucleic acid structure and dynamics蛋白质与核酸结构与动力；protein-protein interactions蛋白质间反应；molecular recognition分子识别；signal transduction信号传导； enzyme catalysis酶催化剂；computational methods计算方法；NMR methodology核磁共振法；coenzymes辅酶
5.UIUC：应用性很强，在转换、机制反应等方面是重点。
Faculty-34人
Molecular structures分子机构, conformational changes构成变化, thermodynamic stabilities and functions of nucleic acids热力学稳定性和核酸功能；protein/nucleic acid complexes蛋白质/核酸综合；Structure/function relationships in photosynthetic energy conversion光合能源转换机构/功能关系; structure of membrane proteins, mechanism of energy conservation膜蛋白结构与能量保存机制; Genetic approaches to regulation of lipid metabolism脂类新陈代谢的基因调节; protein-lipid interaction蛋白－脂类交互反应; Mechanisms of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions and Functional Genomics酶催化反应与功能性基因组织机制；Protein design and its application in biotechnological application蛋白质设计与生物技术应用；Structural and mechanistic study of DNA and RNA enzymes and its application in pharmaceutical applications核酸结构与机制研究和其药物应用；biological energy conversion生物能量转换; molecular engineering of ligand-protein interactions 配基－蛋白交互作用的分子工程学。