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Jhonatan
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Jhonatan
BA University of Chicago
10+ Years Tutoring

Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure all demand a kind of thinking that sits right at the intersection of biology and chemistry — exactly where Jhonatan's neuroscience training lives. He unpacks topics like Michaelis-Menten kinetics and amino acid chemistry by connecting molecular details to the larger biological question of why a cell needs this reaction in the first place. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Emily
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Emily
BA Cornell University • BA in Anthropology; minor in Global Health Cornell University
10+ Years Tutoring

Enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, amino acid structures — biochemistry asks students to hold an enormous amount of detail in their heads while still thinking mechanistically. Emily's pre-med coursework and global health studies at Cornell gave her a deep familiarity with how biological molecules behave at the chemical level, and she teaches students to see the logic connecting protein structure to function rather than treating each pathway as an isolated list.

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Thomas
BA Rice University • MD Rice University
1+ Years Tutoring

Medical school required Thomas to internalize biochemistry at a level most undergrads never reach — enzyme kinetics, metabolic regulation, amino acid chemistry, and the signaling cascades that tie them together. He breaks down dense pathways like glycolysis and the citric acid cycle into logical sequences so students can reason through problems instead of relying on rote memorization. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Bintou
BA University of Pennsylvania
1+ Years Tutoring

Bintou's chemistry degree from Penn covered the organic and physical chemistry backbone that biochemistry builds on — reaction mechanisms, thermodynamics, molecular structure — and her year teaching high school science sharpened her ability to break layered concepts into steps students can actually follow. She approaches topics like enzyme kinetics and metabolic regulation by first making sure the underlying chemistry clicks, then building up to how those reactions behave inside a cell.

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Marc
PhD Boston University School of Medicine • BA New York University
1+ Years Tutoring

Marc earned his bachelor's in biochemistry before entering an MD/PhD program, so enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure aren't abstract topics for him — they're daily tools. He breaks down dense material like the citric acid cycle or amino acid chemistry into logical sequences that stick without brute-force memorization.

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Steven
BA Drexel University
5+ Years Tutoring

Studying organismal physiology at Drexel meant Steven spent serious time with enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure-function relationships — the core of any biochemistry course. He unpacks topics like the citric acid cycle and amino acid chemistry by tying each reaction back to its biological purpose, which makes the dense material easier to retain.

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Eric
MS University of Delaware • BA University of Notre Dame
1+ Years Tutoring

Recent MCAT preparation gave Eric a sharp, up-to-date command of the biochemistry topics that trip students up most: enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathway regulation, and the interplay between protein structure and function. His graduate work in chemistry provides the molecular-level intuition that makes memorizing pathways feel less like brute force and more like following a logical story.

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Monika
BA Boston College • Doctor of Philosophy, Molecular Biology CUNY
1+ Years Tutoring

Earning a BS in Biochemistry from Boston College and then completing a PhD in molecular biology means Monika has spent years immersed in enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure-function relationships. She tackles tough topics like the citric acid cycle and Michaelis-Menten kinetics by connecting each reaction to its biological purpose, turning rote memorization into logical storytelling.

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Avi
BA Vanderbilt University
9+ Years Tutoring

Studying neuroscience at Vanderbilt means Avi lives in biochemistry — enzyme kinetics, metabolic pathways, and protein structure are part of his daily coursework. He unpacks topics like the citric acid cycle or amino acid chemistry by tracing the logic of each reaction rather than asking students to memorize arrows on a diagram.

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Emmanuel
BA Johns Hopkins University
4+ Years Tutoring

Genome editing at Rice and computational neuroscience at Hopkins meant Emmanuel had to internalize biochemistry at the molecular level — from CRISPR-associated enzyme mechanisms to the metabolic pathways fueling neural tissue. That hands-on lab fluency lets him teach topics like protein structure and nucleotide chemistry by grounding each concept in the experimental context where it actually matters. Holds a 5.0 rating.

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Josef
BA Cornell University
1+ Years Tutoring

Having served as an undergraduate teaching assistant for introductory biochemistry at Cornell, Josef knows exactly which concepts — cofactor roles, enzyme regulation, the interplay between metabolic pathways — trip students up for the first time. He teaches by showing how biochemistry synthesizes organic chemistry, cell biology, and thermodynamics into a single coherent story, so each pathway feels like a logical extension rather than a separate thing to memorize. Rated 5.0 by students.

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Jason
BA University of Kentucky
7+ Years Tutoring

Teaching organic chemistry recitation at the University of Kentucky while simultaneously navigating medical school gives Jason an unusually current grasp of biochemistry — he's actively working through the same metabolic regulation, amino acid structures, and enzyme mechanisms his students encounter. His biology degree and MCAT preparation anchor the molecular details, while his med school training shows him how those details play out in living systems. Rated 5.0 by students.

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