了解真核细胞如何处理其环境中的信息并启动导致生长，发育和功能规范的基因表达程序，是细胞，分子和发育（CMD）生物学专业的本质。该课程的学生将学习为细胞分子生物学奠定坚实基础的课程，并全面了解分子复合物如何相互作用以发挥细胞功能。细胞和分子生物学的基础知识将通过遗传学和发育生物学的进一步课程来应用，以检查真核生物如何发挥功能以及疾病如何干扰该功能的特定方面。在CMD专业内，学生可以选择将学习重点放在动物系统，植物系统或两者上。拥有CMD专业的毕业生已做好充分的准备，可以从事学术或工业研究，生物技术，基因工程
Understanding how eukaryotic cells process information from their environment and initiate programs of gene expression leading to growth, development, and functional specification is the essence of a cell, molecular, and developmental (CMD) biology major. Students enrolled in this curriculum will take courses providing a solid foundation in the molecular biology of cells and gain a full appreciation of how molecular complexes interact to make a cell function. This fundamental knowledge in cell and molecular biology will be applied through further coursework in genetics and developmental biology to examine how eukaryotic organisms function and how specific aspects of that function are perturbed by disease. Within the CMD major, students have the option of focusing their studies on animal systems, plant systems, or both. Graduates with a CMD major are well-prepared to pursue careers in academic or industrial research, biotechnology, genetic engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, and other health-related professions.