The MCMB is organised in MODULES:
| MODULES | ECTS CREDITS |
| Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology* | 5 |
| Experimental techniques** | 6/15 |
| Specialisation | 25/34 |
| Master's thesis | 15 |
| TOTAL OF CREDITS | 60 |
*Compulsory
**Students will choose at least 2 subjects of this module
Module Progress in Cellular and Molecular Biology (5 ECTS)
Module Experimental Techniques (6/9 ECTS) Until the academic year 23-24
To pass this module it will be necessary to take and pass a minimum of two subjects (6 ECTS) and a maximum of three (9 ECTS), to be chosen from the following (click on each subject to download the corresponding Teaching Guide):
Experimental Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology I (3 ECTS)
-Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence
-Confocal microscopy and electron microscope
Experimental Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology II (3ECTS)
-Introduction to the scientific method and philosophy of science
-Cell culture, cytometry and cell separation
-Handling of micro-organisms.
Experimental Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology III (3ECTS)
-Protein electrophoresis and Western blot
-Nucleic acid electrophoresis, Northern y Southern blots , RT-PCR
Module Experimental Techniques (6/15 ECTS) From the 24-25 academic year
To pass this module it will be necessary to take and pass at least two subjects (6 ECTS) to be chosen from the following:
Experimental techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology (I) (3 ECTS)
- Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence
- Confocal microscopy and electron microscopy
Experimental techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology (II) (3 ECTS)
- Culture and conservation of bacteria
- Observation, cultivation and conservation of mushrooms
- Quantification of bacteriophages and animal viruses
Experimental techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology (III) (3 ECTS)
- Isolation and purification of nucleic acids
- Molecular cloning and production and purification of recombinant proteins
- Protein electrophoresis, WB
Experimental techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology (IV) (3 ECTS)
- R and markdown fundamentals
- Biological databases
- Data management
Experimental techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology (V) (3 ECTS)
- Cell culture and flow cytometry
- Experimental embryology
- Analysis of gene expression during development
Specialisation Module (31/34 ECTS) Until the academic year 23-24
To pass this module it will be necessary to take and pass a certain number of compulsory and optional subjects of the MCMB (the detailed content of these can be found here):
(SEM1= 1st semester, SEM2 =2nd semester. (Click on each subject to download the corresponding Teaching Guide.)
Analysis and modelling of complex biological systems (4 ECTS, SEM2)
Cellular and molecular bases of behaviour, learning and memory (4 ECTS, SEM2)
Bioinformatics (4 ECTS, SEM2)
Cellular Biology (5 ECTS, SEM1)
Cellular and molecular biology of micro-organism-host interaction (5 ECTS, SEM2)
Developmental Biology (5 ECTS, SEM1)
Molecular Biology (5 ECTS, SEM1)
Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology (4 ECTS, SEM1)
Development of the nervous system (4 ECTS, SEM2)
Structural and functional genomics (5 ECTS, SEM2)
Cellular Neurobiology (4 ECTS, SEM1)
Pathologies of cultured aquaculture species (4 ECTS, SEM1)
Microbial pathologies of plants (4 ECTS, SEM2)
Recombinant DNA technology (4 ECTS, SEM2)
To obtain a specialisation, you must have taken 1 compulsory subject and 3 optional subjects, distributed according to the following table of specialisations:
| SPECIALISATION IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | ||||
| COMPULSORY | Developmental Biology (5 ECTS) | |||
| OPTIONAL (choose 3) | Cellular Biology | Molecular Biology | Cellular Neurobiology | Development of the Nervous System |
| SPECIALISATION IN BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING | ||||
| COMPULSORY | Molecular Biology (5 ECTS) | |||
| OPTIONAL (choose 3) | Recombinant DNA Technology | Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology | Structural and Functional Genomics | Bioinformatics |
| SPECIALISATION IN MICROBIOLOGY | ||||
| COMPULSORY | Biology of Micro-organism-Host Interaction (5 ECTS) | |||
| OPTIONAL (choose 3) | Microbial patologies of plants | Pathologies of aquaculture species | Structural and Functional Genomics | Molecular Biology |
| SPECIALISATION IN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY | ||||
| COMPULSORY | Structural and Functional Genomics (5 ECTS) | |||
| OPTIONAL (choose 3) | Molecular Biology | Cellular Biology | Analysis y Modelling | Bioinformatics |
| SPECIALISATION IN NEUROBIOLOGY | ||||
| COMPULSORY | Cellular Neurobiology (4 ECTS) | |||
| OPTIONAL (choose 3) | Development of Nervous System | Cellular and molecular bases of behaviour | Cellular Biology | Molecular Biology |
Specialisation Module (25/34 ECTS) From the 24-25 academic year
To pass this module it will be necessary to take and pass a certain number of compulsory and optional subjects of the MCMB (the detailed content of these can be found here):
(SEM1= 1st semester, SEM2 =2nd semester. (Click on each subject to download the corresponding Teaching Guide.)
| SUBJECT | SEMESTER | ECTS |
| CELLULAR BIOLOGY | SEM1 | 5 |
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | SEM1 | 3 |
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | SEM1 | 5 |
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY | SEM1 | 3 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | SEM2 | 3 |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS AND NEW ANTIMICROBIALS | SEM1 | 3 |
| MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY | SEM2 | 3 |
| STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS | SEM2 | 3 |
| CELLULAR, MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL MICROBIOLOGY | SEM1 | 5 |
| MICROBIOMES AND MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS | SEM1 | 3 |
| CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY | SEM1 | 3 |
| NEUROBIOLOGY OF MEMORY | SEM2 | 3 |
| ORGANOGENESIS OF VERTEBRATES | SEM2 | 3 |
| MICROBIAL PATHOLOGIES OF CULTURED AQUACULTURAL SPECIES | SEM2 | 3 |
| MICROBIAL PATHOLOGIES OF PLANT | SEM2 | 3 |
| IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST PATHOGENS | SEM1 | 3 |
| RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY | SEM1 | 3 |
| SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION | SEM1 | 3 |
To obtain a specialisation, you must have taken 1 compulsory subject and at least 4 optional subjects, distributed according to the following table of specialisations:
| SPECIALISATION IN CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | |||||
| COMPULSORY | Cellular Biology (5 ECTS) | ||||
| OPTIONAL (choose at least 4) | Developmental biology | Development of the nervous system | Cellular neurobiology | Neurobiology of memory | Vertebrate Organogenesis |
| SPECIALISATION IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |||||
| COMPULSORY | Molecular Biology (5 ECTS) | ||||
| OPTIONAL (choose at least 4) | Molecular biology and plant biotechnology | Molecular pharmacology | Structural and functional genomics | Recombinant DNA technology | Signal transduction |
| SPECIALISATION IN MICROBIOLOGY | |||||
| COMPULSORY | Cellular, molecular and structural microbiology (5 ECTS) | ||||
| OPTIONAL (choose at least 4) | Microbiological diagnosis and new antimicrobials | Microbiomes and microbial interactions | Microbial pathologies of cultured aquaculture species | Plant microbial pathologies | Immune response against pathogens |
Module Master's thesis (TFM) (15 ECTS)
It consists of an original research project (15 ECTS). The guidelines for carrying out this work are specified in the Guide for the preparation of the TFM, in the TFM Regulations of the Faculty of Sciences and in the TFM Teaching Guide. If the student does not complete this TFM, he/she will not obtain the Official Master’s Degree, although by completing 60 credits among those offered, he/she will be able to access the PhD research period.
Students must sign an agreement document between student and tutor (master’s lecturer) which must be sent to the master’s coordinator. Subject to justification before the master’s academic committee and authorisation by the latter, there may be a co-supervision by an additional person (UMA staff or external lecturer), who must meet the requirements demanded by the UMA and the master’s degree.
Here you can find the offer of Master’s thesis for the 23-24 academic year: TFM offer 23-24.
Composition of the examining boards for the academic year 2023-24: In the meeting of the academic commission of the Master “Cellular and Molecular Biology” of the UMA, it was agreed on the participation of the professors who will compose the examining board that will evaluate the defences of the Master’s thesis during the academic year 2023-24. Ordered list of teaching staff to form the examination boards: List. These panels are composed of the professors shown below:
Examining Board 1
President: Diego Francisco Romero Hinojosa (Department of Microbiology)
Secretary: Beatriz Martínez Poveda (Department of Moclecular Biology and Biochemistry)
Chairperson: Alicia Rivera Ramírez (Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology)
Examining Board 2
President: María del Carmen Alonso Sánchez (Department of Microbiology)
Chairperson: José Lozano Castro (Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry)
Secretary: María Elena González Muñoz (Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology)
Examining Board 3
President: Miguel Ángel Medina Torres (Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry)
Chairperson: María Ángeles Real Avilés (Department of Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology)
Secretary: Silvana Tapia Paniagua (Department of Microbiology)
The TFM research project must be supervised by a tutor and fall within one of the 20 lines of research associated with the master’s degree (Lines until academic year 23-24):
- Regionalisation, morphogenesis and evolution of the vertebrate brain
- Ageing and neurodegenerative diseases
- Receptor interaction in the central nervous system
- Pluripotency of cells derived from the embryonic coelomic epithelium
- Vasculogenesis, angiogenesis y haematopoiesis
- Molecular and physiological analysis of fast-growing trees
- Molecular biology of nitrogen metabolism
- Functional genomics
- Structural and functional characterisation of proteins
- Molecular mechanisms of drug action
- Pathogen-plant interaction
- Plant pathogenic and applied biocontrol bacteria
- Water microbiology
- Pathogens in aquaculture
- Biology of phytopathogenic fungi
- Reproductive biology and molecular analysis in subtropical fruits
- Database integration
- Development of in silico predictive models.
- Molecular causes of human pathologies.
- Programmed cell death
The MCMB lecturers associated with each of the research lines 1-20 are listed below. Please note that these lines correspond to the general descriptors of the TFM subject as indicated in the MCMB Teaching Plan. For more specific information on the research projects carried out by each tutor, please visit the Lecturers page and consult the detailed information linked there.
| DOCTORS | DEPARTMENT | LINES OF RESEARCH |
| ALONSO SÁNCHEZ, Mª CARMEN | Microbiology | 13,14 |
| ARREBOLA DIÉZ, EVA | Microbiology | 11,15 |
| ÁVILA SÁNCHEZ, CONCEPCIÓN | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 7 |
| BAGLIETTO VARGAS, DAVID | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 2 |
| BALEBONA ACCINO, Mª CARMEN | Microbiology | 14 |
| BORREGO GARCÍA, JUAN JOSÉ | Microbiology | 13,14 |
| CAÑAS PENDÓN, RAFAEL A. | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 7,8 |
| CARRIÓN BRAVO, VÍCTOR JOSÉ | Microbiology | 11,12 |
| CASTRO LÓPEZ, DOLORES | Microbiology | 13,14 |
| CASTRO RODRÍGUEZ, VANESSA | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 6 |
| CAZORLA LÓPEZ, FRANCISCO | Microbiology | 12 |
| CLAROS DÍAZ, GONZALO | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 17 |
| FERNÁNDEZ ORTUÑO, DOLORES | Microbiology | 15 |
| GARCÍA CABALLERO, MELISSA | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 5 |
| GARCÍA LEÓN, JUAN ANTONIO | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 2 |
| GARCÍA ROSADO, ESTHER | Microbiology | 13,14 |
| GONZÁLEZ DOMENECH, CARMEN MARÍA | Microbiology | 19 |
| GONZÁLEZ MUÑOZ, MARÍA ELENA | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 4 |
| GUADIX DOMÍNGUEZ, JUAN A. | Animal Biology | 4,5 |
| GUTIÉRREZ BARRANQUERO, J.A. | Microbiology | 12 |
| GUTIÉRREZ PÉREZ, ANTONIA | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 2 |
| JIMÉNEZ GUARDEÑO, JOSÉ MANUEL | Microbiology | 10,19 |
| LABELLA VERA, ALEJANDRO | Microbiology | 14 |
| LOZANO CASTRO, JOSÉ | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 9 |
| MARTÍNEZ POVEDA, BEATRIZ | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 10 |
| MEDINA TORRES, MIGUEL ÁNGEL | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 5,10,18,20 |
| MORENO GONZÁLEZ, INÉS | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 2 |
| MORIÑIGO GUTIÉRREZ, MIGUEL A. | Microbiology | 14 |
| NAVAS DELGADO, ISMAEL | Computer Languages and Sciences | |
| PASCUAL ANAYA, JUAN | Animal Biology | 5,8 |
| PASCUAL MORENO, BELÉN | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 7 |
| PÉREZ GARCÍA, ALEJANDRO | Microbiology | 11,15 |
| PÉREZ POMARES, JOSÉ MARÍA | Animal Biology | 4,5 |
| REAL AVILÉS, Mª ÁNGELES | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 3 |
| RIVERA RAMÍREZ, ALICIA | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 3 |
| ROMERO HINOJOSA, DIEGO F. | Microbiology | 12 |
| RUIZ CANTÓN, FRANCISCO | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 8 |
| RUIZ VILLALBA, ADRIAN | Animal Biology | 4,5 |
| SÁNCHEZ MEJÍAS, ELISABET | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 2 |
| TAPIA PANIAGUA, SILVANA | Microbiology | 14 |
| DE LA TORRE FAZIO, FERNANDO | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 7,9 |
| TRUJILLO ESTRADA, LAURA ISABEL | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 2 |
| DE VICENTE MORENO, ANTONIO | Microbiology | 11,12 |
| VIGUERA MÍNGUEZ, ENRIQUE | Cellular Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 8 |
The TFM research project must be supervised by a tutor and fall within one of the 20 lines of research associated with the master’s degree (Lines from academic year 24-25):
- Molecular bases of cellular processes
- Integrative bioinformatics of biological processes
- Molecular biology and biotechnology of plant metabolism
- Biology and control of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi
- Structural and functional characterization of proteins.
- Brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases
- Evolution and embryonic development
- Functional genomics
- Microorganism-host interaction
- Microorganism-microorganism interaction
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of embryonic development and cardiovascular disease
- Neuronal signaling mechanisms
- Molecular mechanisms of drug action
- Beneficial microorganisms and biocontrol of microbial diseases
- Neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation
- Pathogens of aquaculture species
- Prophylaxis and control of viral pathogens
- Cellular reprogramming (iPSCs) and cellular models of disease
- Cell signaling
- Vasculogenesis, angiogenesis and hematopoiesis
The MCMB lecturers associated with each of the research lines 1-20 are listed below. Please note that these lines correspond to the general descriptors of the TFM subject as indicated in the MCMB Teaching Plan. For more specific information on the research projects carried out by each tutor, please visit the Lecturers page and consult the detailed information linked there.
| DOCTORS | DEPARTMENT | LINES OF RESEARCH |
| Alonso Sánchez, María del Carmen | Microbiology | 9,16,17 |
| Arrebola Díez, Eva | Microbiology | 4,14 |
| Ávila Sáez, Concepción | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 3,8, |
| Baglietto Vargas, David | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,15,18 |
| Balebona Accino, María del Carmen | Microbiology | 9,10,14,16 |
| Borrego García, Juan José | Microbiology | 9,10,16,17 |
| Cañas Pendón, Rafael Antonio | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 3,5,8 |
| Carrión Bravo, Víctor José | Microbiology | 2,4,8,9,10,14 |
| Castro López, María Dolores | Microbiology | 9,16,17 |
| Castro Rodríguez, Vanessa Viviana | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 3,5,8 |
| Cazorla López, Francisco Manuel | Microbiology | 4,9,10,14 |
| Claros Díaz, Manuel Gonzalo | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 2,8 |
| Fernández Ortuño, María Dolores | Microbiology | 4,8,9 |
| García Caballero, Melissa | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 13,20 |
| García León, Juan Antonio | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,15,18 |
| García Rosado, María Esther | Microbiology | 9,16,17 |
| González Domenech, Carmen María | Microbiology | 9,17 |
| González Muñoz, María Elena | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 18 |
| Guadix Domínguez, Juan Antonio | Animal Biology | 11,13,18,20 |
| Gutiérrez Barranquero, Juan Antonio | Microbiology | 4,9,10,14 |
| Gutiérrez Pérez, Antonia | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,12,15,18 |
| Jiménez Guardeño, José Manuel | Microbiology | 9,17 |
| Labella Vera, Alejandro | Microbiology | 16,17 |
| Lozano Castro, José | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 5,19 |
| Martínez Poveda, Beatriz | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 13,20 |
| Medina Torres, Miguel Ángel | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 1,2,13,20 |
| Moreno González, Inés | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,15 |
| Moriñigo Gutiérrez, Miguel Ángel | Microbiology | 9,10,14,16 |
| Navas Delgado, Ismael | Languages and Computer Sciences | 2 |
| Pascual Anaya, Juan | Animal Biology | 2,7,8,11,20 |
| Pascual Moreno, María Belén | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 3,5 |
| Pérez García, Alejandro | Microbiology | 4,8,9 |
| Pérez Pomares, José María | Animal Biology | 7,11 |
| Real Avilés, María Ángeles | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 12 |
| Rivera Ramírez, Alicia | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,12 |
| Romero Hinojosa, Diego Francisco | Microbiology | 4,9,10,14 |
| Ruiz Cantón, Francisco Javier | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 3,5 |
| Ruiz Villalba, Adrián | Animal Biology | 11,13,20 |
| Sánchez Mejías, Elisabet | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,15 |
| Tapia Paniagua, Silvana | Microbiology | 9,10,14,16 |
| de la Torre Fazio, Fernando Nicolás | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry | 3,5 |
| Trujillo Estrada, Laura Isabel | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 6,15 |
| de Vicente Moreno, Antonio | Microbiology | 4,14 |
| Viguera Mínguez, Enrique | Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology | 1,2 |
