Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences

Explore the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences

The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences (MCBS) at the University of New Hampshire offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in programs that reflect our strengths in biochemistry and cell biology, genomics, microbiology, and the biomedical sciences. We are also expanding interdisciplinary collaborations within and outside the university to develop new initiatives in the areas of environmental science, computational biology, and translational medicine.

Several MCBS faculty have received awards at both the university and national levels, including awards for excellence in teaching, research, and mentoring.

At the undergraduate level, experiential, hands-on learning is at the core of our teaching mission. In addition to upper-level laboratory courses, many of our students engage in independent research projects under the supervision of a faculty mentor and/or participate in meaningful internships with area employers.

Our graduate programs include 39 faculty representing the following research areas: host-microbe interactions; genome evolution, environmental genomics and molecular ecology; neuroscience; structural biology and proteomics; environmental microbiology; and signal transduction. All of our graduate students in a thesis-based program are fully supported by teaching and/or research assistantships.

Programs of Study

Graduate

Minors

Undergraduate

Madison Jeckell '25

On a path to success

Madison Jeckell is a biomedical science: medical and veterinary sciences major and psychology minor who plans to attend medical school.
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Corinne Fernald '25

Preparing for her future in healthcare

Corinne Fernald is a biomedical science: medical and veterinary sciences major and nutritional sciences minor. She is currently on the pre-med track and plans to apply to medical school.
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Braden Foulks '25

At work on a variety of agricultural research projects that benefit local and regional farmers

Braden Foulks ’25 has been working with Professor Becky Sideman and Professor Iago Hale on their respective research.
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Caylin Grove '25

Working to improve the ecosystem of Great Bay

Caylin Grove is a genetics: genomics major from Hollis, New Hampshire, who is researching the presence of two diseases that affect oysters in Great Bay.
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Matthew Farbaniec '26

Work in faculty lab on natural alternative to chemical fertilizer leads to a research project of his own

Matthew Farbaniec is a genetics major from Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Matthew has been working in Assistant Professor Anna O’Brien’s lab.
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