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10+ years
Zachary
Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, protein folding — biochemistry sits at the intersection of biology and chemistry, and Zachary holds a degree in exactly that. He digs into the molecular logic behind processes like glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, connecting reaction mechanisms to the bigger...
Yale University
Bachelors, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Certified Tutor
6+ years
David
David's neuroscience training at Yale meant wrestling with biochemistry from the nervous system's perspective — neurotransmitter synthesis, ion channel biophysics, and the metabolic demands that make the brain consume a disproportionate share of the body's glucose. Now pursuing a graduate degree in ...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
Harvard University
Current Grad Student, Bioethics and Medical Ethics

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Shayan
Studying biochemistry at Penn as part of a pre-health track, Shayan lives in the world of enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure daily. He breaks down dense topics like the citric acid cycle or amino acid chemistry using visual analogies and step-by-step logic that make the conne...
University at Buffalo
Bachelors, Biology, General
University of Pennsylvania
Current Grad Student, Pre-Health

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Amanda
Four years of medical school gave Amanda a particular edge with the biochemistry that underpins clinical reasoning — she's internalized how disruptions in lipid metabolism or glycogen storage pathways manifest as actual disease states. Her biology degree and public health training add breadth, letti...
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Baylor College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, Public Health

Certified Tutor
5+ years
Sugi
Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, protein structure, nucleic acid chemistry — biochemistry demands that students hold molecular detail and big-picture logic in their heads simultaneously. Sugi graduated summa cum laude with a biochemistry degree from Rice and now applies that knowledge daily in m...
Rice University
Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science and Biochemistry & Cell Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, Ophthalmic Technology

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6+ years
Connor
Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, protein folding — Connor digs into biochemistry with the depth his biomedical sciences master's from Loyola Chicago demanded. He connects molecular-level details to physiological outcomes, so a student learning about Michaelis-Menten kinetics also understands wha...
Loyola University-Chicago
Master of Arts, Biomedical Sciences
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Science

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Natasha
Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, protein folding — biochemistry sits at the intersection of biology and chemistry, and Natasha lives at exactly that intersection as a chemical and biomolecular engineering graduate student at MIT. She unpacks reaction mechanisms and molecular interactions by enco...
Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Science, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Certified Tutor
8+ years
Aimee
Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure sit right at the intersection of Aimee's two degrees — chemical engineering and biosystems engineering. She unpacks topics like Michaelis-Menten kinetics and amino acid chemistry by tying them to the biomedical research context she works in ...
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Bachelor of Science, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Current Grad Student, Biological/Biosystems Engineering

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Dennis
Few tutors can teach biochemistry from the perspective of someone who lived it at the graduate level. Dennis holds a Masters in Chemical and Physical Biology from Vanderbilt and an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry, so topics like enzyme kinetics, metabolic regulation, and protein structure are s...
Vanderbilt University
Masters, Chemical and Physical Biology
Grinnell College
Bachelors, Biochemistry

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Yasheen
Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, protein structure — biochemistry demands that students hold molecular-level detail and big-picture biological function in their heads simultaneously. Yasheen earned dual degrees in biology and cellular/molecular biology from Yale and now works in a cancer biology...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science in Biology
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