The Molecular and Cell Biology Department at the University of California, Merced houses a dynamic and diverse cohort of research and teaching faculty spanning various disciplines, including molecular biology, cell and developmental biology…
The mission of graduate training in Molecular and Cell Biology is to promote excellence in basic biological and biomedical research amongst graduate students and faculty. The interdisciplinary MCB group gives graduate students a solid scien…
Faculty | Adjunct Faculty | Lecturers | Postdoctoral Scholars Office: Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 262/261 David Ardell, Associate Professor Office: Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 392 Office: Science and Engineering 1
Molecular and cell biologists study a broad spectrum of problems across several disciplines. An explicit goal of the Molecular and Cell Biology Department at UC Merced is to collabroate and contribute significantly across those disciplines
The immune system is responsible for protecting the body against infections. However, there is a growing awareness that immunity, through inflammation, also plays a role in development of chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. P…
The Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Department at UC Merced will advance academics and contribute to the campus’ goal to become a world-class research campus that provides exceptional and equitable STEM education and establishes the Centra…
The Neuroscience and Neurobiology Group studies development, basic function, disorders and diseases of the brain using Drosophila and rodent models. The Saha laboratory is a venture in neuronal signal transduction, gene transcription and ne…
The Physiology Group at UC Merced encompasses a small group of biologists with diverse expertise that broadly defines Physiology. This group has strengths in inflammation and redox biology as well as receptor signaling mechanisms as they re…
Our research group broadly explores how to improve biology teaching and learning in college biology classrooms. We are a team of discipline-based education researchers (DBERs) and science faculty with education specialties (SFEPs) that coll…
If you are interested in pursuing Ph.D. or M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology research at UC Merced, please contact us. We are currently accepting graduate students through the QSB Graduate Program. We use machine learning, data sci…