Undegraduate Studies
BSc. Degree Programme in Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology
Is there a more inspiring setting than the very lecture theaters where Pierre and Marie Curie once attended? This historic backdrop is a part of the legacy of the former University Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), a renowned scientific institution situated in the heart of the vibrant Latin Quarter, within the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France.
My lecture theatre on Rue Cuvier had a laboratory behind the chalkboard, where professors ran live experiments mid-lecture — from Pr. Encrenaz illustrating wave physics on his cello to Pr. C. Pepe, a Louvre art restorer, supervising my dissertation on preventing paper degradation in historic drawings. Across three years, I completed a BSc in Biochemistry with a Cell Biology specialisation in the final year, covering modules from Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology to Bioinformatics, Neurosciences and Genetics — a foundation that still shapes how I teach today.
