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At Cornell, Graduate education is organized by Fields, defining areas of scientific endeavor that cross departmental boundaries. The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics is the primary home of the Graduate Fields of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Genetics and Development, and an important participant in the Field of Biophysics. The graduate programs in these fields lead to a doctoral degree (Ph.D.). Graduate Programs in related areas can found under Graduate Fields.
Several MBG faculty also admit graduate students from other graduate fields including Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Plant Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Molecular Pharmacology.
For a full listing of all the graduate fields at Cornell University, please click on the Graduate School web site.