Ph.D.Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics and Virology

Graduate profile

The program focuses on the study of biological processes at molecular and cell level, particularly the complex interactions of cells with their environment and among informational macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins), using state-of-the-art approaches and techniques of molecular biology and bioinformatics. It intersects with most biological areas and highly impacts modern medicine and the development of new biotechnologies with applications in food and pharmaceutic industry, agriculture, etc.