MCDB&G Graduate Program, 6-160 Jackson Hall, 321 Church Street S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-7470, fax: 612-626-6140)

This program provides scientific training in the basic life sciences, with emphasis on the molecular basis of genetics, development, and cell biology. Areas of specialization include membranes, receptors, membrane transport, cell interactions, macromolecular structure, extracellular matrix, cytoskeleton, cell motility, regulation of gene expression, neuroscience, developmental mechanisms, human genetics, plant cell and molecular biology, genetic mechanisms, and genomics. The program is interdisciplinary and involves faculty from several departments in the College of Biological Sciences, the Medical School, and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Institutes for human genetics, plant molecular genetics, biological process technology, Genome Engineering, Stem Cell research and a center for developmental biology provide opportunities for graduate study.

A master's minor requires 6 credits. A doctoral minor typically includes the genetics core (GCD 8131 and BIOC 8002 or GCD 4034), cell biology (GCD 8151 or 5036), and developmental biology (GCD 8161, 4151, or 4161), as appropriate to the student's field of specialization.