The following are the top 10 Biochemistry Departments* in terms of research grants from the NIH. The amount of the research awards, in millions, is given in parentheses. Institutions in bold are also among the top 25 medical schools in receipt of 2004 NIH research awards.

John's Hopkins University ($26.2)

Vanderbilt University ($20.8)

Stanford University ($20.4)

Harvard University ($20.3)

University of California - San Francisco ($20.2)

University of Texas - Southwestern ($20.1)

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ($15.5)

University of Washington ($14.6)

Yale University ( $14.3)

Boston University ($14.1)