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Upcoming Events

Pedro Batista
September 23, 2025

MLS Seminar: Pedro Batista

Event Start Time: 4:10 pm
Event Location: DHLRI 170
October 7, 2025

MCDB Application Info Session

Event Start Time: 5:30 pm
Event Location: Zoom
November 4, 2025

MCDB Application Info Session

Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event Location: Zoom
MCDB 2024 students
November 4, 2025

MCDB 3MT Competition

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: DHLRI 170

Recent News

MCDB GSO 2025

Congratulations to MCDB's New Graduate Student Organization

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to all of the newly elected members of the MCDB Graduate School Organization!

President: Caleb Holaway

VP: Adalyn Brown

Buddy Co: Jessica Anderson

IGP Sy.…

Isabella Kolodny, Manie Brema, Morgan Smith, Emily Payne and Omar West

Isabella Kolodny, Manie Brema, Morgan Smith, Emily Payne and Omar West Pass Candidacy Exams

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Isabella Kolodny, Manie Brema, Morgan Smith, Emily Payne and Omar West for all passing their candidacy exams!

MCDB Incoming class

Welcome to Our Incoming MCDB Cohort!

By Michael Smoley

Welcome to MCDB's incoming cohort of students!

Our incoming class, consisting of 21 students, includes Dana Al Disi, Ziqian An, Amy Apfelbaum, Afia Asamoah, Caleb Clark, Carter Gaines, Matt…

Midhune Anne, Paul Toth, Ezgi Elmas and Chetan Gomatan

Congratulations to Our Summer 2025 Graduates!

By Michael Smoley

Congratulations to Midhun Anne, Paul Toth, Ezgi Elmas and Chetan Gomatan for earning their Ph.D. from the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program!

We are…

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