Research

CMMB Research Focus Areas

The Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology are at the forefront unlocking answers to complex questions surrounding areas of research that include Bacterial Pathogenesis, Genome Integrity & Mechanisms of Aging, Structural & Computational Biology, Lipidomics and Metabolomics, Food Biology & Biochemistry and STEM Education.

A dedicated world-class faculty and top students have built a research enterprise that is admired internationally. Our research focus areas address some of biology’s greatest mysteries and challenges. We are driven to succeed and transform lives through discoveries in all of these preeminent areas.

BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS

GENOME INTEGRITY & MECHANISMS OF AGING

STRUCTURAL AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

 FOOD BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

STEM EDUCATION