It also hosts cutting-edge research into how life works at the molecular level. The Department provides tuition for students studying Biochemistry as a subject for the Bachelor of Science, the Honours Bachelor of Science and for research degrees (MSc, PhD). As part of the Division of Health Sciences it contributes to the professional school courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Medical Laboratory Sciences, as well as the degree in Biomedical Sciences. The Department has an active and productive research and postgraduate programme. In an average year there are about 40 PhD, 10 second year MSc and 20 fourth year ( BSc(Hons)) students. Staff publish 90 - 110 papers each year in international journals. The Department is housed in a well-equipped four-level building of approximately 5,400 sq metres. It is well-equipped for research, and houses the Otago Genomics Facility, The Centre for Protein Research, and a new X-Ray Crystallography suite.
