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About the Department

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology studies the molecular basis of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diseases of the nervous system and genetic disorders.

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Jan van Deursen, Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Mayo Clinic.

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