Students enrolled in the SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular Biology benefit from taking graduate core courses from UC San Diego's School of Biological Sciences with research training provided by SDSU Faculty in departments such as Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Psychology. Students take cell and molecular biology, genetics, and ethics courses and a choice of electives during their time in the program. Students spend one year enrolled at UC San Diego and will complete at least three laboratory rotations with SDSU faculty. The diverse faculty research interests address a wide range of biological questions and reflect the interdisciplinary nature of modern biology.