Examples of such fields include, but are not limited to, medicine, pharmacology, pathology, genetic testing and counseling, biotechnology, nanotechnology, teaching, and basic research. The proposed program will focus on the molecular biology of eukaryotic organisms, which sets it apart from the current program in Microbiology, which focuses on prokaryotic organisms.

It will emphasize our understanding of the molecular biology of human health, disease and treatment, differentiating it from the existing Biology program.

The second objective and natural consequence of a program in Molecular Cell Biology is human resource support for the medical school, UH graduate programs, and biotechnology businesses that provide services and economic opportunities to communities throughout the state of Hawaii.Student Learning

Objectives

The seven learning ojectives for the MCB program can be grouped into three broad categories: cognitive, skills-based and values-based.

• Graduates of the MCB program will be able to explain and discuss how processes are integrated at the molecular level to create a functional eukryotic cell.
• Graduates of the MCB program will be able to describe the structures and various cellular functions associated with the macromolecules found in cells.
• Graduates of the MCB program will be able to explain the techniques and logic of methods employed in molecular biology research.
• Graduates of the MCB program will be able to explain the molecular basis of human diseases and research on prospective treatments.

Skills outcomes:

• Graduates of the MCB program will have experience in and be able to perform techniques employed in molecular biology research:
• Graduates of the MCB program will be able to critically evaluate scientific studies:

• Graduates of the MCB program will be able to evaluate the ethical implications of research methods and outcomes.