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Molecular, Cellular and Developmental BiologyDepartment Website: http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/mcdb/
The MCDB Department is strongly committed to excellence in both research and education. Distinctions earned by MCDB researchers include election into the National Academy of Sciences and receipt of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, the National Institutes of Health Merit Award, and Searle and Beckman Scholar awards. We are proud to note that recently Professor Steve Fisher received the Sallmann Prize, Professor David Low was elected as an AAAS Fellow, Research Professor Ed Orias received the Emile Maupas Medal, and Professor Chuck Samuel received the Humboldt Research Award. MCDB faculty are also known for their excellence in teaching. Three Professors, Clegg, Feinstein and Foltz, have all received the campus' Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in the Sciences.
Outstanding faculty, state-of-the-art research facilities, excellent support staff, and an incomparable campus setting on the Pacific Ocean, combine to provide MCDB students with a rich and intellectually stimulating environment for research and learning. |
| Undergraduate Program in Biology - University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9611 |
The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) at UC Santa Barbara is comprised of approximately 25 research groups with interests ranging from the structure and function of biological macromolecules to the fundamental processes used in cellular function and the integration of these processes during microbe plant and animal development.
The department maintains cross-disciplinary associations with other academic programs, including those in Chemistry and Biochemistry; Ecology, Evolution
and Marine Biology (EEMB); Physics; Psychology; and the College of Engineering. MCDB faculty are also major participants in nationally recognized campus research units such as the Neuroscience Research Institute, the Marine Science Institute, and the Materials Research Laboratory. MCDB will expand to occupy space in the new Life Sciences and Technology Building. The department is recruiting for new faculty members as well.