Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology provides stimulating educational and research opportunities at the forefront of mechanistic life sciences. We welcome you to explore our pages and to participate in the community of molecular, cellular, and developmental biologists at UC Santa Barbara.

Recent News

Protein Moonlighting: A class of proteins involved in essential cell functions has an unexpected role, MCDB scientists discover
The Sixth Taste? MCDB biologists enhance the scientific understanding of calcium taste
To Boldly Go: Science meets Hollywood in the Raw Science Film Festival
Gut Reaction: UCSB scientists discover that repeated food poisoning can trigger chronic disease
Cellular Sentries: Charles E. Samuel, an internationally recognized pioneer in the study of interferons, will deliver the 62nd Annual Faculty Research Lecture
Shedding Light on Brain Activity: UCSB is named a National Science Foundation Neurotechnology Hub for optical brain imaging