The Biotechnology and Nanotechnology concentration prepares students for academic and industrial careers in bio- and nano-technology by providing interdisciplinary and interdepartmental education through specialized courses in advanced topics, practical exposure to industrial biotechnology and the opportunity for industrial internships.   Students trained through this program are prepared to enter the biotechnology and nanotechnology industry or pursue academic and governmental research in these fields.   Research opportunities in this concentration integrate many disciplines and involve collaborative efforts between preceptors from various fields.   Outstanding students in this concentration may be nominated for support by the Biotechnology Predoctoral Training Program or the Ryan Nanotechnology Fellowship.

• Ravi Allada, PhD: Molecular genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep
• Luis A. Nunes Amaral, PhD: Systems approach to the characterization and modeling of cellular networks
• Guillermo Ameer, PhD: Biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biotechnology
• Richard Gaber, PhD: Nutrient sensing and molecular chaperones
• David Kelso, PhD: Antibody and DNA binding reactions in solution and on solid phases
• William L. Klein, PhD: Molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease
• John F. Marko, PhD: Protein-DNA interactions; chromosome structure and dynamics; single-molecule biophysics
• Andreas Matouschek, PhD: Mechanisms of macromolecular machines
• Kelly Mayo, PhD: Gene regulation in the mammalian neuroendocrine system
• Thomas J. Meade, PhD: Bioinorganic chemistry, biological molecular imaging and electronic biosensors
• William M. Miller, PhD: Expansion and controlled differentiation of hematopoietic (blood) stem cells
• Chad Mirkin, PhD: Developing methods for controlling the architecture of molecules and materials on the 1 - 100 nm length scale
• Richard I. Morimoto, PhD: Regulation and function of molecular chaperones
• Thomas O'Halloran, PhD: Metalloregulatory proteins
• Ishwar Radhakrishnan, PhD: Structure, function and dynamics of proteins involved in eukaryotic gene regulation
• Lonnie Shea, PhD: Regenerative medicine, gene and drug delivery, biomaterials
• Richard B. Silverman, PhD: Medicinal, bioorganic, and enzyme chemistry
• Erik Sontheimer, PhD: Ribonucleoproteins and eukaryotic gene expression
• Olke Uhlenbeck, PhD: Ribonucleoproteins and eukaryotic gene expression
• Teresa Woodruff, PhD: Regulation of ovarian follicle growth