Name change for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reflects department’s scope, expertise

Effective today (July 1), the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Department of Biochemistry has a new name: the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

In April, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the request to rename the department to more accurately reflect the expertise of the department's faculty. In addition, the name change helps increase awareness of the broad scope of biochemistry and molecular biology at Iowa, which can boost the Carver College of Medicine’s reputation and rankings and bolster efforts to recruit faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. It also aligns with comparable academic departments around the country, including the nation’s top-ranked biochemistry and molecular biology programs.