UConn MCB (Molecular and Cell Biology) courses

81 MCB courses are offered in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. Open a course for its description, sections, instructors, and meeting times, or build a schedule with them.

• MCB 1200 Directed Research in Civil Engineering · 4 cr
• MCB 1201 Virus Hunting: Applied Bioinformatics · 4 cr
• MCB 1405 Senior Thesis in Finance · 3 cr
• MCB 2000 Biochemistry · 4 cr
• MCB 2001 Contemporary Biotechnology through Biophysics · 3 cr
• MCB 2210 Cell Biology · 3 cr
• MCB 2225 Cell Biology Laboratory · 4 cr
• MCB 2400 Human Genetics · 3 cr
• MCB 2410 Genetics · 3 cr
• MCB 2610 Fundamentals of Microbiology · 4 cr
• MCB 2612 Critical Care Clerkship: NEU ICU · 4 cr
• MCB 3003 Body Composition and Eating Disorders in Sport · 3 cr
• MCB 3022W Public Relations Writing · 3 cr
• MCB 3201 Gene Expression · 3 cr
• MCB 3211 Cancer Cell Biology and Genetics · 3 cr
• MCB 3219 Developmental and Regenerative Biology · 3 cr
• MCB 3220 Senior Honors Research Thesis · 4 cr
• MCB 3400 Human Evolutionary Genomics · 3 cr
• MCB 3410 Eukaryotic Genomics · 3 cr
• MCB 3412 Genetic Engineering and Functional Genomics · 3 cr
• MCB 3413 Concepts of Genetic Analysis · 4 cr
• MCB 3418 Principles of Genome Function · 3 cr
• MCB 3421 Senior Honors Research Thesis · 4 cr
• MCB 3617 Senior Honors Research Thesis · 4 cr
• MCB 3620 Host-Associated Microbiomes · 3 cr
• MCB 3633 Independent Study · 4 cr
• MCB 3637 Scholarship & Discovery Elective · 3 cr
• MCB 3841W Research Literature in Molecular and Cell Biology: Anti-Aging Therapeutics · 3 cr
• MCB 3842W Current Investigations in Cancer Cell Biology · 3 cr
• MCB 3843W Research Literature in Comparative Genomics · 3 cr
• MCB 3844W Microbiology and the Media · 3 cr
• MCB 3846W Molecular Evolution of Infectious Diseases · 3 cr
• MCB 3847W Historically Excluded and Underrepresented Scientists · 3 cr
• MCB 3895 Special Topics: Effective Presentation of Topics in MCB · 2 cr
• MCB 3899 Independent Study · 1–6 cr
• MCB 4008 Techniques of Biophysical Chemistry · 3 cr
• MCB 4009 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules · 3 cr
• MCB 4026W Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory · 4 cr
• MCB 4211 Basic Immunology · 3 cr
• MCB 4416 Independent Study · 3 cr
• MCB 4624 Experiments in Bacterial Genetics · 3 cr
• MCB 4896 Undergraduate Research · 1–6 cr
• MCB 4897W Senior Research Thesis · 3 cr
• MCB 4996 Honors Undergraduate Research · 1–6 cr
• MCB 4997W Senior Honors Research Thesis · 3 cr
• MCB 5002 Biochemistry Laboratory · 3 cr
• MCB 5003 Medical Nutrition Therapy II · 3 cr
• MCB 5008 Techniques of Biophysical Chemistry · 3 cr
• MCB 5012 Human Physiology and Anatomy · 3 cr
• MCB 5013 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules · 3 cr
• MCB 5076 Financial Ethics · 3 cr
• MCB 5080 Frontiers in Microbiology · 1 cr
• MCB 5108 Design, Interpretation, and Presentation of Biological Research · 3 cr
• MCB 5217 Clinical Dietetics Practicum II · 3 cr
• MCB 5280 Clinical Dietetics Practicum III · 3 cr
• MCB 5284 Current Topics in Cell and Developmental Biology · 1 cr
• MCB 5426 Genetic Engineering and Functional Genomics · 3 cr
• MCB 5427 Laboratory Techniques in Functional Genomics: Introduction to Molecular Biology · 1 cr
• MCB 5430 Scholarship & Discovery Elective · 3 cr
• MCB 5445 Genome Dynamics and Epigenetics · 3 cr
• MCB 5452 Community Nutrition Practicum I · 3 cr
• MCB 5484 Current Topics in Genetics and Genomics · 1 cr
• MCB 5490 Industrial Insights: Laboratory Management · 1 cr
• MCB 5491 Professional Development Seminar · 1 cr
• MCB 5616 Experiments in Bacterial Genetics · 3 cr
• MCB 5621 Human Physiology and Anatomy · 3 cr
• MCB 5631 Sequence-based Microbial Community Analysis · 3 cr
• MCB 5671 Advanced Theory and Practice of Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology: Characterization of Microbial Communities by 16S r · 1–2 cr
• MCB 5679 Community Nutrition Practicum II · 3 cr
• MCB 5699 Practicum Seminar II · 1 cr
• MCB 5799 Independent Study · 1 cr
• MCB 5801 Scientific Writing and Project Development for MCB Graduate Students · 3 cr
• MCB 5884 MCB Research in Progress · 1 cr
• MCB 5895 Special Topics in Molecular and Cell Biology: Protein Purification · 1 cr
• MCB 5900 Professional Writing and Communication Skills · 1 cr
• MCB 5910 Responsible Conduct in Research · 1 cr
• MCB 5984 MCB Invited Seminar: Invited speaker - 14 weeks in a semester · 1 cr
• MCB 6000 Ambulatory Pediatrics Component · 3 cr
• MCB 6001 Introduction to Molecular and Cell Biology Research · 3 cr
• MCB 6002 MCB Faculty Research · 1 cr
• MCB 6897 Research · 1–6 cr