Division of Biology and Medicine
Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry (MCB) is committed to scholarship grounded in the fundamentals of molecular biology—and focused on the frontiers of scientific discovery.
Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry (MCB) is committed to scholarship grounded in the fundamentals of molecular biology—and focused on the frontiers of scientific discovery.
MCB at Brown
About the Department
The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry (MCB) is devoted to cutting-edge research that addresses basic questions in biology, including the control of gene expression, cell fate determination, protein synthesis, the genetics of behavior, control of the cell cycle, and signaling pathways within the cell.
The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry offers a range of undergraduate and graduate courses that form the core of modern experimental biology.
The Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry is a partner in Brown's committment to building a more inclusive community of scholars.
News and Events
Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Conference for Early Career Scholars
An inclusive event for molecular life scientists.
In 1993, scientists discovered a gene variant that increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease. While it’s now known that more than two-thirds of Alzheimer's patients carry this genetic risk factor, there is still no treatment to prevent them from developing the disease.
Dr. Vivian Cheung is hopeful that’s about to change.
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Dr. Vivian Cheung is hopeful that’s about to change.
National Institute on Aging
Alvin Huang: NIH Finalist for Start-Up Award
The 21 NIA Start-Up Challenge Stage 1 finalists represent a multidisciplinary group of researchers and entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas for science-driven technologies and products that have the potential to advance the fields of aging and age-related diseases. They are engaged in a wide range of research and development to create everything from digital health solutions to devices to therapeutics for aging Americans, including interventions for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
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News from Brown
Two Brown professors elected AAAS fellows
The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society honored Brown faculty members from molecular biophysics and biochemistry and evolutionary biology for significant and lasting contributions to their fields.
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