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The Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry graduate program provides cross-disciplinary training across multiple departments, equipping students with the skills needed for research careers in biological and medical fields.
The MCBGP's goal is to foster an inclusive learning environment where diverse PhD candidates develop quantitative, conceptual, technical, and professional competencies necessary for conducting rigorous, reproducible interdisciplinary life science research.
Faculty instructors for the MCBGP come from five Biology Program departments (including Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology), four Warren Alpert Medical School departments (such as Medicine and Pediatrics), plus Chemistry, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Proficiency in core areas of biochemistry, cellular biology, developmental biology, and molecular genetics through a common first semester core course and seminars that develop breadth in areas such as gene structure and expression, signal transduction, virology, biology of aging, epigenetics, genomics, structural biology, RNA metabolism, protein folding and function, cancer biology, and developmental biology; one semester of teaching; research seminars and rotations in three different laboratories leading to a potential thesis project.