Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Clemson University’s molecular, cellular and developmental biologists are involved in a diverse number of projects investigating neurobiology, developmental biology, pharmacology, immunology, obesity, diabetes, cancer biology and infectious diseases.

Current research investigates neurodevelopmental disease and neuropharmacology, inheritance of prenatal signals from parents under stress responses, stem cell differentiation and anthropogenic perturbations in stem cell differentiation, nutrition as signaling molecules, small solute transport, energy metabolism, cell physiology, virology, immunology, parasitology, and multiple other research projects that investigate molecular and cellular interactions in cell development, diabetes and obesity, aging and infectious diseases.

Some of the facilities supporting this research include the Jordan Hall Molecular Core Facility, Clemson Light Imaging Facility, Palmetto High Performance Computing Cluster, Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility, Multi-User Analytical Laboratory, Electron Microscopy Facility, the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, and the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics.

Faculty have received funding from the NIH, NSF, DOD, USDA and industry sources. Our mission is to train molecular, cellular and developmental biologists so that they can continue to address the basic biology research needs and crucial medical and public health problems that will emerge. The Department of Biological Sciences offers B.A., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Graduates work in academia, government, the pharmaceutical industry and other diverse places.