Bioanalytical Chemistry has a long and illustrious history at the University of Kansas, but it really took off during the 60s and 70s during the tenure of Dr. Ralph N. "Buzz" Adams. Dr. Adams and his graduate students developed many techniques and technologies that led to instruments and methodologies that form the backbone of bioanalytical chemistry today. The legacy of innovation and service to society that started with Dr. Adams continues today with the formation of the Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry.

View the videos below to learn more about the KU
graduate experience and Buzz Adam's legacy!

Doctoral students affiliated with the Adams Institute are a diverse group. If you visit our labs, you will find students from the departments of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, and from the Graduate Programs in Neuroscience and Bioengineering, all working together to study fundamental chemical interactions involved in biological processes. With exemplary preparation in a truly multidisciplinary environment, our graduates have gone on to postdoctoral positions and jobs in top companies such as Eli Lilly & Co., Pfizer, Amgen, Dupont, and many more. Others have chosen careers in Academe, and joined faculties at the Universities of Virginia, Alabama, and Kansas, Boise State, and the University of Toronto among others.

If you are interested in joining one of our research teams, you will need to apply for admission to the University of Kansas, and then apply to the graduate program in the department of your choice. The best way to decide which department is right for you is to explore their Web sites, listed below. Click here to view a brochure, "Graduate Research in Bioanalytical Chemistry", for more information. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact the chair of Graduate Studies in each department, or the director of the Adams Institute, Sue Lunte.

The University of Kansas

• About KU
• Admissions
• Financial Aid

KU Office of Research and Graduate Studies

• Graduate Studies
• Application Process

The Department of Chemistry

• Graduate Program
• Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
  • Brian B. Laird
    blaird@ku.edu
    (785) 864-4632
    

The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

• PhD Program
• Director of Graduate Studies
  • Jeff Krise
    krise@ku.edu
    (785) 864-2626

The Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology

• Admissions
• Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies
  • Oksana V. Tereschenko-Seitz
    ovtseitz@ku.edu
    (785) 864-4002

The Department of Medicinal Chemistry

• Programs of Study
• Admissions
• Director of Graduate Studies
  • Associate Professor Apurba Dutta
    mdcmdgs@ku.edu
    (785) 864-4117

The Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering

• Graduate Studies
• How to Apply
• Graduate Recruiter
  • Marylee Southard
    marylee@ku.edu
    (785) 864-3868

Bioengineering Program, School of Engineering

• Graduate Studies
• Admissions
• Bioengineering Program Assistant
  • Leigh Ann Livingston
    bioe@ku.edu
    (785) 864-5258

Neuroscience Graduate Program

• Programs of Study
• Admission
  • Elias K. Michaelis, M.D., Ph.D.
    emichaelis@ku.edu
    (785) 864-4001 or (785) 864-733