2024-25 Pomona College Catalog 
    
    Oct 05, 2024  
2024-25 Pomona College Catalog

Molecular Biology


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Associate Professor Cristina Negritto, program coordinator
Steering Committee: Johal, 
Parfitt

Professors Cavalcanti2, Crane, Johal, Martinez1, O’Leary, Parfitt, Sazinsky, Seligman2, Stranford
Associate Professors Jammes1, Liu, Olson1
Director and Associate Professor Negritto
Laboratory Coordinator and Associate Professor Moore
Assistant Professor McKluskey
Visiting Assistant Professor Kato
Laboratory Coordinator Muzikar
Christine Schabow, academic coordinator

 

Molecular biology is the study of biological macromolecules and the means by which they mediate the chemical processes of cells, regulate gene expression and define cell structure and function. This interdisciplinary major is supported by the departments of biology and chemistry and has been supported by grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Program faculty believe that the best way for students to learn molecular biology is to engage in investigative research. Students in the program have many opportunities to do so, from course laboratories to a required full-year thesis project. It is also strongly recommended that molecular biology majors spend at least one summer working in a laboratory and program faculty try to provide a summer opportunity for our majors. The senior thesis work is presented as a written thesis and a final oral presentation in a molecular biology symposium. In many cases, original research undertaken by our students has led to publications in scientific journals. A minor in molecular biology is not offered.

 

1On leave Fall 2024 2On leave Spring 2025 3On leave 2024-25
     

 

Read more about our learning objectives:
www.pomona.edu/administration/academic-dean/learning-objectives

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