Biochemistry is the science of life. We strive to answer questions like:
What is the chemical basis for health and disease?
How are all living creatures alike – and different?
Can we meet human needs by manipulating the DNA of bacteria, plants and animals?
Explore how we’re discovering fundamental answers to life's questions about ourselves and our chemical relationship with the environment.
Earn a bachelor’s degree while working in our School of Medicine. Then keep going. Our interdisciplinary graduate program offers MS and PhD tracks in biological, medical and translational sciences.
Congradulations to Dr. Laura de Lorenzo for receiving the 2024-2025 UNM lecturer of the year award!
This university-wide honor recognizes her outstanding contributions as an educator, mentor, and leader at the University of New Mexico.
Her exemplary dedication to inclusive and innovative teaching and learning strategies in biochemistry underscores her passion as an educator. She has effectively integrated research-based teaching, mentoring, and hands-on engagement in the classroom and beyond, with strong evidence that she has made—and continues to make—a significant positive impact on students through her inspirational and transformative approaches to teaching and learning.
Dr. de Lorenzo is a Lecturer III and the Director of the Biochemistry Program at the UNM School of Medicine. She is also the founder of the ÉLITE Career Mentoring Program and serves as the ASBMB Student Chapter Advisor, where she champions student success beyond the classroom.
