Biomolecular Sciences Institute

The institute is a multidisciplinary consortium of FIU researchers and educators in science, engineering, medicine and public health, in partnership with community providers coming together to seek innovative solutions for improving individual health and wellness. BSI supports educational success through research, teaching and mentorship for undergraduate and doctoral students, as well as for postdoctoral fellows.

Translational Molecular Discoveries

The Translational Molecular Discoveries program, an FIU Emerging Preeminent Program, unites faculty researchers across disciplines to make advances against cancer, drug-resistant superbugs, mosquito-borne diseases and more.

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News

Feb
18

BSI-mentored researchers awarded grants

Graduate student and Ph.D. candidate, Sana Nasim, and postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Hooi Hooi Ng, mentored by Biomolecular Sciences Institute faculty […]

Jan
28

New U.S. patents awarded for inventions by BSI faculty members

Three new patents were issued to FIU for inventions developed by faculty members in the Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Drs. Irina Agoulnik, Alexander Agoulnik, Fenfei […]

Dec
20

Biochemistry Ph.D. students receive travel awards

Eduardo Laverde, mentored by Dr. Yuan Liu, has received an Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomic Society (EMGS) Travel Award. He presented […]

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Seminars

We host and participate in scholarly events offering insights into a variety of research topics.

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Calendar

Mar 8, 2019: Challenges in Discovering Next-Generation Therapeutics for Advanced Prostate Cancer at AHC3 214

Mar 22, 2019: Investigating How Oxidative Stress Accelerates Telomere Loss: Implications for Cancer and Aging at PG5 - Market Station

Apr 5, 2019: Lysine Acetylation of Replication Proteins Regulates the Choice of the Lagging Strand Maturation Pathway at PG5 - Market Station

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