Our mission is to empower students. In MCB you will receive a rigorous education and you can tailor a curriculum according to your passions. Our alumni have become physicians, researchers at top-tier institutions, and business leaders. They've launched biotechnology start-ups and founded free healthcare clinics. They are changing the world.

As an MCB major, you will explore fundamental questions about how organisms work at molecular, cellular, and systems levels and how these processes can go awry during injury, infections, and genetic diseases.

Introductory course focusing on the basic structure, metabolic, and molecular processes (including membranes, energy metabolism, genes) common to all cells.

The Molecular and Cellular Biology major provides students with a solid preparation in molecular biology, molecular genetics, microbiology, cellular biology, biochemistry, physiology, and structural biology. Students will also acquire a strong background in …

Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology.

A minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology will prepare students for training in medicine and other health sciences, graduate studies in related disciplines, as well as for employment opportunities in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Students must contact an MCB advisor for acceptance into the minor.

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, comprises the Departments of Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Build a strong foundation in biological sciences, chemistry, physics, statistics, and math, and gain knowledge of core MCB subjects such as cell communication and gene expression. Expand your knowledge by taking advanced courses, such as cancer cell …

Admission to the MCB PhD program requires a bachelor's degree in biological or physical sciences. MCB is also affiliated with two robust interdisciplinary graduate-degree programs: the Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology and the Neuroscience PhD Program .

Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) is the study of living organisms through two lenses. One is the understanding of basic molecular and cellular structure and function. The other is the metabolic, genetic, and physiological processes common to all organisms.