Founded in 1986, the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology has a broad and interdisciplinary research program and offers courses at the cutting edge of a wide range of molecular biosciences. The Department has graduate and undergraduate programs in four major areas of concentration: Cell Biology; Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; and Structural Biology and Biophysics. The department today houses two undergraduate majors (MCB and Structural Biology and Biophysics), four Ph.D-granting programs and three Professional Master's Programs. There are 42 faculty members, 14 staff members, approximately 124 graduate students, and over 500 undergrad majors.
