Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Recent News
Bringing Advanced Biology to Northern Michigan High School Students
MCDB's Taylor Nye and Lyle Simmons making a difference at Benzie Central High School! Learn how in this Stories of Our State video.
SEASON 2 Recap
The complete Season 2 of LSA’s How to Science podcast has brought us six new stories, narrated by researchers, about doing science in the social context.
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.
Our researchers answer common questions related to their work on sleep, probiotics, protein folding, and more! Find links to a podcast on the neuroepigenetics!
Winner of 2017 Photo Contest
Congratulations to Allison Box, Buttitta Lab.
Her photo garnered the most votes. A close second was an image from Shyama Nandakumar.
See the images on the Photo Contest Page.
We strive to support the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts on the front lines of learning and research; to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, MCDB needs you—because the world needs Victors.
