Molecular cellular biology program

Explore MCDB Basic research on the function of living organisms with focus on the molecular and cellular levels of all branches of life — bacteria, plants, and animals. Learn what our faculty focus on and the model organisms we study. Graduate programs with about 75 PhD students, and a growing master's program with about a dozen students. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology undergraduate major with nearly graduates each year.

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Learn More Give Online. More info at: Coping with Covid Events Jan. In addition, specific organs, like the ear, have evolved to work as highly sensitive detectors of mechanical signals. Moreover, biological frameworks, such as silk fibers, are fabulous materials, designed to withstand large mechanical stresses while staying very flexible.

At the cellular level, mechanics define vital processes such as stability, division, proliferation, or migration of cells. Participation in the MCO Student-Faculty Journal Club and one required term as a teaching fellow hone the communication skills and critical thinking vital to a successful scientific career.

Students take the PhD candidacy exam at the beginning of the second year by defending their proposed dissertation project to a committee of faculty. Candidates devote the following years to full-time laboratory research, completing their dissertation, and earning their doctoral degree by the end of the fifth year. Interdepartmental volleyball tournaments, weekly student-hosted TGIF socials, and annual student-organized retreats past locations include the New England Aquarium and the Boston Museum of Science contribute to a vibrant sense of community among peers at MCO.

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