Top-Flight Faculty, Generous Benefits & Great Location 

The Hunter College Chemistry and Biochemistry Department offers doctoral candidates a stellar faculty, generous benefits, an outstanding record in placing graduates and one of the world’s most exciting locations. Hunter College is the perfect choice for CUNY PhD candidates.

A Distinguished Faculty, Cutting-Edge Research

Bionanotechnology: Hiroshi Matsui, C. Michael Drain

Medicinal chemistry and chemical biology: Akira Kawamura, Wayne Harding, 

Biomolecular structure and function: Dixie Goss, Nancy Greenbaum, Frida Kleiman, Yujia Xu

Chemistry education: Pamela Mills, William Sweeney, Karen Phillips

Graduate Advisor

Prof. Frida Kleiman is the biochemistry Ph.D. advisor of our department. Please contact her if you have any questions on our biochemistry Ph.D. program. 

Application Information

The graduate students are accepted through the CUNY Biochemistry Ph.D. Program. Visit CUNY Biochemistry Ph.D. Program website for detailed information on the application, benefits, courses, etc.