Combined Ph.D. Program in Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry

The University of California, Irvine offers a multidisciplinary graduate program in Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry (MBGB). The program provides a unique opportunity for students to choose a research area and dissertation committee from any of six participating departments: Biological Chemistry, Developmental & Cell Biology, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Physiology & Biophysics.

This flexible program brings together more than 80 faculty members with diverse research interests and is designed to provide a broad education leading to the Ph.D. degree in Biological Sciences. This joint program increases interactions among the participating departments and facilitates communication and cooperation among members of the various laboratories. All Ph.D. students rotate through participating faculty laboratories during their first year and decide on a thesis advisor before the start of their second year of study.

Faculty research areas include, but are not limited to the following:

• Cancer Biology
• Cell Biology
• Developmental Biology
• Genetics
• Immunology and Pathogenesis
• Mechanisms of Gene Expression
• Molecular Neurobiology
• Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
• Structural Biology/Protein Engineering
• Virology

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Faculty research areas include, but are not limited to the following:

• Structure and Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids
• Structure and Biosynthesis of Proteins
• Recombinant DNA Technology
• Protein Isolation and Characterization
• Animal and Microbial Cell Culture
• Product Development and Marketing
• Research

For further information, please contact the program coordinator at: gp-mbgb@uci.edu.

APPLICATIONS PROCEDURE
and ADMISSIONS

Applications for admission are accepted for the fall quarter only. Application deadlines for each academic year is January 1.