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Vanderbilt awarded its first Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1879, beginning a strong tradition of preparing Vanderbilt chemists for some of the most competitive careers in science. Today, Vanderbilt is a leader in government and private research funding, enabling the Vanderbilt Department of Chemistry to engage graduate students in world-class research at state-of-the-art facilities.
Research
Interdisciplinary research is a hallmark of Vanderbilt, and our department emphasizes research in the areas of chemical biology, environmental chemistry, materials chemistry, and nanotechnology. Programs include:
- The Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology
- Certificate Program in Chemical Biology
- The Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology
- The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
- The Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education
- The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program
- The Center for Molecular Toxicology
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science
- The Molecular Biophysics Training Program
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