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Bachelor of Science in BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
What Is Bioanalytical Chemistry? Learn bioanalysis and clinical Bioanalytical chemistry is the study of modern techniques chemistry lab techniques and chemical and biochemical methods for analysis of biomolecules and biologically active molecules including that employers need. proteins, peptides, antibodies, DNAs, and enzymes. It is a science at the interface of analytical chemistry, biochemistry, Program Benefits biopharmaceuticals, instrumental analysis, protein chemistry, and medicine. Bioanalytical chemistry is a key discipline in • Provides you with a specialized education in the area biomedical research and applied to a study of biological of bioanalysis and detection and characterization of processes, detection of human diseases, and preclinical and biomolecules and molecular interaction. clinical trials of small drugs and biopharmaceutical products. • Teaches you hands-on lab techniques that employers need.
Is Bioanalytical Chemistry Right for You? • Teaches you practical lab skills in analytical method Would you like to be part of a team working on preclinical and development, instrumental analysis, quality control and clinical trials of drug and biomolecule candidates? Would assurance (QC & QA), and in vitro biochemical assays of you like to learn how to harness the power of molecules for biomolecules and biopharmaceuticals. direct applications to human health and learn bioanalytical • Prepares you to be a viable candidate for professional and chemical analysis techniques used for early diagnosis positions in the biomedical, biotech, pharmaceutical, or of human diseases including cancer, Parkinson’s, and medical industry and government labs. Alzheimer’s? If so, the bioanalytical chemistry program is right for you.
What Makes This Program Unique? Illinois Tech’s new chemistry majors allow you to • You will build a strong foundation in traditional chemistry build a strong foundation in chemistry, and then and then develop sound knowledge and practical skills to individualize your study to be competitive for earn a B.S. in this specialized program. specific career paths.
• You will gain an interdisciplinary background in bioanalytical The new majors include bioanalytical chemistry; theories and methods, and applications of analytical computational chemistry and biochemistry; environmental chemistry; forensic chemistry; chemistry for detection, characterization, and quantification and medicinal chemistry. of biological systems. The new B.S. programs are highlighted in a recent • Illinois Tech Chemistry is the first department in the country issue of Chemical & Engineering News, a magazine to offer a B.S. in bioanalytical chemistry. published by the American Chemical Society: https://goo.gl/zmXs55 • Earn a B.S. degree in bioanalytical chemistry plus have an option to get a B.S. degree in chemistry. B.S. in BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Undergraduate Research Opportunities • Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Scholars Internship Program Students may conduct research under the direction of chemistry • American Chemistry Society (ACS) Scholarship Program for faculty in the interfacing areas of bioanalysis, bioconjugate African American, Hispanic, and American Indian students chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, and protein and enzyme • ACS Project SEED Scholarship modeling, including: • Kilpatrick Undergraduate Scholarship, Chemistry Department, • Development of biosensors for detection of proteins and DNAs Illinois Tech (Professor Xiyun Guan) • Undergraduate Summer Research Stipend, College of Science, • Microscopic detection of protein expression and association on Illinois Tech cell membrane (Professor Rong Wang) • Development of antibody drug conjugates and bioconjugate Career Pathways chemistry (Professor Hyun-Soon Chong) • Become a bioanalytical chemist, an assay development • Computational simulation of protein-protein and enzyme-drug chemist, an analytical method development chemist, a drug interaction (Professor David Minh) metabolism analyst, a pharmacokinetic analyst, a data analyst, an instrument analyst, a pharmaceutical analytical chemist, or a Internship and Scholarship Opportunities protein chemist. Students are encouraged to apply for internship and scholarship • Work in a team of drug metabolism (DM), pharmacokinetics programs in academia, industry, and government, including: (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD), assessing in vivo action • Defense Forensic Science Center University Internship Program, and clinical validation of drugs and bioconjugate molecules. Department of Forensic Sciences • Work in the biotech, biomedical, biopharmaceutical, medical, • Illinois State Police Internship Program or pharmaceutical industry. • FBI Honors Internship Program • Work in research and development institutes or government labs including National Institutes of Health (NIH); Food and Drug • U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Internship Program Administration (FDA). • Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), • Pursue a Ph.D. or Pharm. D. in biomedical science, Department of Energy (DOE) pharmaceutical science, or pharmacology.
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Contact Website: iit.edu/bioanalytical-chemistry E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 312-567-3278 BIOANALYTICAL NEW Address: FORENSIC Bioanalytical Chemistry Program Director CUTTING-EDGE Department of Chemistry ENVIRONMENTAL College of Science CHEMISTRY MEDICINAL Illinois Institute of Technology 3101 S. Dearborn St., Pritzker Science Center 106 DEGREES COMPUTATIONAL Chicago, IL 60616 RIGOR+RELEVANCE