Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) | U-M LSA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

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Science of Sleep and Memory Formation Aton Lab research on memory featured in LSA Today, new publication in Nature Communications

Sloan Fellowships to Dus, Stockbridge Two MCDB professors were awarded A.P. Sloan Fellowships for 2017.

Videogamers May Have Tips for Scientists Gamers playing the popular online puzzle game Foldit beat scientists, college students and computer algorithms in a contest to see who could identify a particular protein's shape.

Neuroepic Podcast Food, stress, maternal care and more . . . how do these things change your brain? Assistant Professor Monica Dus's MCDB 421 neuroepigenetics class created a series of podcasts on the brain-environment-behavior connection. Find a link on our Ask A Biologist page.

Sixteen Research Themes MCDB research follows 16 themes, including Signal Transduction and Communications. This image from the Cadigan lab shows a mutation's effect on Drosophila antenna.

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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 60 PhD students, and about 12 masters students
Cell and Molecular Biology undergraduate major with nearly 200 graduates each year.

Ask A Biologist

Our researchers answer common questions related to their work on sleep, probiotics, protein folding, and more! Find links to a podcast on the neuroepigenetics!

Recent Research Publications

UM MCDB on video

MCDB Climate Reporting Form

Web Cam: New Bio Building Going Up

2016 Photo Contest Winners Announced!

See more images on the Photo Contest Page.

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