Biochemistry at Binghamton is a program, not a department, so faculty who can host students are from different departments. Biochemistry research takes place in many different laboratories across the university. Many of the labs are listed below. In order to do an honors thesis, your work must relate to biochemistry in some way.
Chemistry Department

Research Interests
- Organic
- bio-organic
- medicinal
- biological
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- chemical biology
- drug discovery

Susan Bane
Professor; Biochemistry Program Director
Chemistry; Biochemistry Program
Research Interests
- Chemical Biology
- Microtubules
- Molecular mechanism of Taxol chemotherapy
- Site-specific fluorescent labeling of proteins
- Molecular mechanisms of colchicine and related drugs

Christof T. Grewer
Professor; Department Chair
Chemistry
Research Interests
- Biophysical chemistry
- Dynamics of the transport process
- Development of pharmacological tools
- Inhibitor synthesis and characterization
- Computational studies

Research Interests
- Biological solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Membrane biophysics
- Structural biology of amyloid aggregates

Research Interests
- Chemical approaches to control the function of regulatory RNAs
- Non-ionic backbone-modified RNA analogs
- Molecular recognition of folded RNA using Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs)
- Triplex-forming PNAs to control function of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

Research Interests
- Brain and muscle developmental diseases in infants, including spinal muscular atrophy
- Roles of nuclear pore complexes in brain development
- Structure-based design of therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
- Cytoskeletal motors
- Structural biology, x-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy

Research Interests
- Organocatalysis
Biology Department

Research Interests
- Microbiology
- Bacterial physiology
- Biofilm research

Kathleen L. Horwath
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Research Interests
- Comparative and environmental biochemistry
- Molecular cell biology
- Development and physiology of insects

Research Interests
- Intestinal epithelial cell biology and immunology

Carol I. Miles
Associate Professor/ Undergraduate Program Director
Biological Sciences
Research Interests
- Neurobiology
- Development and behavior of insects

Research Interests
- Systems physiology of obesity
- Lipid and sugar metabolism
- Interactions between the diet and genotype

Research Interests
- Biofilm development and resistance

Research Interests
- Bacterial communication
- Toxin trafficking
- Biofilm formation

Research Interests
- Reproductive physiology of insects and arachnids

Steven P. Tammariello
Associate Chair; Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Research Interests
- Equine performance genomics

Research Interests
- Cell Stress Pathways
- Stem Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering
- Medical Device Development
Anthropology Department

Research Interests
- Molecular anthropology
- Forensic genetics
- Malaria
- epidemiology; Melanesia
- Melanesia

D. Andrew Merriwether
Professor; Collegiate Professor for College in the Woods
Anthropology; Residential Life
Research Interests
- Ancient DNA/PaleoGenomics
- Molecular Anthropology
- Peopling of the New World and The Pacific
- Plant and Animal Domestication
- Population Genetics/Phylogenetics
- Forensic DNA
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Biomedical Anthropology
- Evolutionary Biology/Molecular Evolution
- Paleodemography
Pharmacy School
![]() Nathan TumeyAssistant Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
![]() Tracy BrooksAssociate Professor and Vice Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Menner Family Endowed Faculty FellowSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
![]() Tony DavisAssistant Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
![]() Yetrib HathoutGraduate Director and Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
![]() Kuo-Ching (KC) MeiAssistant Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
![]() Tao ZhangAssistant Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
![]() Katie EdwardsAssistant Professor, Pharmaceutical SciencesSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests
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