We are a community of student scholars and academics pursuing a rigorous and interdisciplinary approach to biology with a focus on events that occur at the cellular and biochemical levels. Our graduates become world-class scientists, doctors and other types of health professionals. Most students interested in working as health professionals (in medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, pharmacy and veterinary) choose this major. We have an excellent track record of getting students into their choice of medical and graduate schools; in the past five years, we have had an almost 95 percent acceptance rate.
The purpose of the molecular biology/biochemistry program is to provide our students with an excellent education in this field within the setting of a broad liberal arts education. As a student in this program, you will:
be involved in hands-on and experiential learning that will focus on the biochemical and genetic pathways necessary for life;
use advanced molecular biology and biochemical tools;
apply hypothesis and research-driven approaches to answer complex biological problems;
be involved in internship programs and undergraduate research experiences with faculty;
and examine the crucial role that studies in molecular biology and biochemistry contribute to our understanding of disease.
Connor Clemens is a molecular biology/biochemistry major from Ellicott City, Maryland. He spent his summer shadowing an endocrinologist and a nephrologist in Baltimore, Maryland.
Caleb Longenecker Fox studied Art and Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, and is now earning his master's degree in business administration through the college's collaborative MBA program.
Henry Stewart graduated from Goshen College in 2014 with a music and biochemistry double major. As a student, he was known for playing the accordion, writing award-winning music compositions and as an academic star.
Doug, a surgical oncologist, was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 for his groundbreaking cancer research. He received the 2016 Goshen College Culture for Service Award.
Keila Flores is an environmental & marine science major from Goshen, and Joshua Liechty is a molecular biology/biochemistry major from Archbold, Ohio. They spent the summer of 2018 interning in the Florida Keys.