Chemistry is a diverse discipline, involving substances in every aspect of life what we see, eat, smell, touch, and taste every day. With an equal emphasis on theory and practical work, Waterloo's Chemistry undergraduate and graduate programs prepare you for a growing number of dynamic career options. You could be searching for the roots of crippling diseases, developing cancer-fighting drugs, or assessing environmental damage. Research in chemistry encompasses a broad range of topics relevant to life and environmental sciences, to the development of new materials and nanotechnology, but also to improving our fundamental understanding of the world surrounding us. The M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Waterloo offer exposure to world-class research on many subjects including the core areas of analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, materials, nanotechnology, organic, physical, polymer and theoretical chemistry. Our programs prepare our graduate students for fascinating careers in the industry, government and academia. Students must successfully complete at least three graduate level courses plus the M.Sc. seminar course, and submit and defend an acceptable thesis. Half of the graduate courses must be taken within the Department of Chemistry.<br><br>Particle-displayed DNA for aptamer selection and aptamer-based detection. Structure and function investigations of nitric oxide synthase and calmodulin. Mechanisms of protein aggregation. Protein engineering and design. Developing novel methods for combinatorial selection of aptamers. Design, synthesis and enzymology of novel enzyme inhibitors. Study of enzymes important in microorganisms and potential for drug design. Protein structure and function. Bionanotechnology-application of proteins and enzymes to nanotechnology. Structure and function of membrane-damaging toxins and antibiotics. Nucleic acid structure and function. Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. RNA as drug and drug target