Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Wellness

The MCDB Department is particularly interested in providing educational opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and from groups that are underrepresented in the biological sciences, as well as military veterans, and students with disabilities. Please check out the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellness link for more information.

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Academic Programs

MCDB Graduate Program
MCDB Graduate Program
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Biology Undergraduate Program
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Welcome UCSB Biology Undergraduates

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Meghan Morrissey

Faculty: Meghan Morrissey

Dissecting how macrophages count and measure to design new cancer therapies.
Allison Gabbert

Student: Allison Gabbert

Studies the role of septins in collective border cell migration in the Drosophila ovary.
Juliana Acosta-Uribe

Student: Juliana Acosta-Uribe

I study how admixture and population history shape the genetic risk for neurodegenerative diseases.