The Molecular Biology and Biotechnology track aims to broaden the options for students trained in Biology to include careers in biotechnology research, the academia, industry, and innovation start-ups. The program will develop a student’s biotechnology skills in the laboratory and in accessing and analyzing big data from open access DNA, RNA, and protein repositories, to enable them to actively participate as movers and leaders of the biomolecular revolution in the Philippines. The program is heavily anchored on biological theory and the developments in the local, regional and global health and wellness, agriculture, and environment industries. Instruction in the five specialization courses - molecular genetics, proteomics & genomics, bioinformatics, agricultural biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology and enterprise – will focus on gene structure, function and expression, and their applications to medical and industrial microbiology, physiology, developmental biology, molecular diagnosis of diseases, screening and characterization of natural products and molecular ecology and systematics. The program is designed to foster multi-disciplinary and multi-level mentoring and the integration of instruction, research, and extension activities.