

MEDICAL & MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Medical & Molecular Sciences is committed to providing skilled, critically-thinking practitioners equipped to be future leaders in health sciences. In this pursuit, the Department is committed to active engagement of undergraduate and graduate students in experiential learning, to forming collaborative partnerships with educational, clinical, industry and research experts locally and globally, to discovering innovative breakthroughs in research that contribute to the health and basic sciences body of knowledge, and to functioning as an expert resource regarding all issues related to Medical & Molecular Sciences.
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Medical Laboratory Science
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Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
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MS in Medical and Molecular Sciences
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CELEBRATE 75 YEARS OF SCIENCE SAVING LIVES
The Medical & Molecular Sciences 75th Anniversary Celebration will highlight the wide-ranging changes that have occurred in this field over the last 75 years with a brief program, interactive activities, and a reception that will include heavy hors d'oeuvres and bar. Come celebrate with alumni, industry leaders, and current faculty as we enjoy an evening of connection and commemoration.

MMS News
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Transformational gift fuels discovery
September 15, 2025 | Written by Amy CherryThe Delaware Community Foundation invests $13 million in UD to advance Alzheimer’s research. -
In Memoriam: Kimberly Walker
September 10, 2025 | Written by UDaily StaffThe campus community remembers Assistant Professor of Medical and Molecular Sciences Kimberly Walker, a noted microbiologist and expert in health policy. -
Looking into the Body's Essential Couriers
September 10, 2025 | Written by Beth MillerUD undergraduate student, Gabriella Maletta, who is majoring in human physiology and liberal studies, with a concentration in the Medical Scholars Program, spent the summer studying three proteins and how they influence the structure of red blood cells.