MCB Undergraduate Program - Undergrad Home

The Undergraduate Program in MCB

The undergraduate major in Molecular and Cell Biology encompasses the diversity of scientific interests of the department's faculty. There are several emphases to choose from; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics & Development, Immunology, and Neurobiology. Students majoring in any of these emphases have been highly successful in entering graduate or medical school and in other science- and health-related careers.

Announcements:

Archive of mcb-infoline emails:
If you are an MCB student and not on our mcb-infoline listserve (subject line [MCB-INFO]), you are missing out on some important announcements. Please look at this archive of emails we've sent:
click here, and enter mcb-infoline in the search box. LINK=http://www.mail-archive.com.

COMMENCEMENT 2008

May 22, 2008, 9 am, Greek Theatre
Follow instructions in the email sent out on mcb-infoline in order to sign up.
Deadline to sign up is Friday, April 11, 2008.
Prospective student speakers must turn in their 5 minute speeches by 3 pm, 4/23 (see infoline messages).
Family and friends can find out more information about the ceremony at http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/major/overview/commencement/
TICKETS will be distributed out of the UAO, April 21-25, only to those students who have signed up.

MCB on FACEBOOK:

The MCB UAO has created a Facebook page to help with advising and the dissemination of information. Log in to your Facebook page and do a search on UC Berkeley MCB and become a fan. This is where we will post information for you that will include events, academic deadlines, and messages from non-MCB student groups. Please continue to read information sent out on mcb-infoline.

The UAO has 2 lists to which we send information. They are:

1. MCB-INFOLINE, sent Mondays and Thursdays for messages from the UAO or the MCB student clubs (subject line says [MCB-INFO].

2. MCB-CLUBS, has been cancelled.

3. MCB-RESEARCH-CAREER, sent on Wednesdays for messages about career information, and general research opportunities. We send these daily for any message that is for a specific research position or job [MCB-RSRCH-CAREER]. If you're interested in subscribing, go to https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/ and enter mcb-research-career.

Peer advisors are available to answer all your questions about course selection, research, and much more! Click here or the image above for more information.