Students in various Medical Laboratory Sciences classes at work in labs in Willard Hall.

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

Medical Diagnostics

Medical Diagnostics (Pre-Physicians Assistant Concentration)

Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

4+1 BS/MS programs 

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Molecular Biosciences PhD 

MS Applied Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 

MS Medical Laboratory Science

MS in Medical and Molecular Sciences

4+1 BS/MS programs

Molecular Diagnostics Certificate

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Minors:

Forensic Science

Genetic Counseling

Medical Diagnostics

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Med Lab Scientists: Unsung heroes in diagnosing COVID-19: youtube.com/watch?v=4mQkK2Dy2kI

MMS News

Latest News
  • Emma Beisheim-Ryan worked with a patient in UD’s Limb Loss Clinic on a Timed Up and Go (TUG) test

    Research in Motion

    August 18, 2026 | Written by Amy Cherry
    After Emma Beisheim-Ryan earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2017, Beisheim-Ryan stayed at UD to pursue a doctorate in biomechanics and movement science (BIOMS). During that time, she worked as an instructor in the UDPT Clinic and with patients in UD's Limb Loss Studies Laboratory — an experience that would reshape her career.
  • Keeping Young Athletes in the Game

    August 12, 2026 | Written by Tabitha Groh
    UD athletic training students provide free physicals to local middle and high school athletes.
  • Targeting antibiotic resistance

    August 07, 2026 | Written by Amy Cherry
    UD medical and molecular sciences researchers have identified a molecular switch that could make antibiotics more effective against drug-resistant bacteria.

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