Department of Molecular Biosciences

About The Department of Molecular Biosciences 

The Department of Molecular Biosciences (VMB) serves as the academic home for all nutritional, physiological chemistry, and pharmacologic and toxicologic programs of the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis.

Our goal is to study fundamental biological processes and their perturbations by mutations, nutrition, drugs and xenobiotics and the application of these to the improvement of animal and human health. Faculty participate in a number of graduate groups including Genetics, Microbiology, Neurosciences, Nutritional Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

The department also contributes substantially to school and campus initiatives in Environmental and Human Health. Faculty include toxicologists at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS) and provide expertise for the Equine Analytical Program of the State of California. The department also shares responsibility for the Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Toxicology, and Clinical Nutrition Programs, including the Nutrition Service at the VMTH.

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Faculty

• Angelastro, James
• Cortopassi, Gino
• Cummings, Bethany
• Datta, Sandipan
• Dedkova, Elena
• Giulivi, Cecilia
• Grodzki, Cris
• Havel, Peter J.
• Jegede, Olukayode
• (Joy) Jiang, Xiaosong
• Kim, Dongsuk
• Knych, Heather
• Larsen, Jennifer
• Lein, Pamela J
• Moeller,  Benjamin
• Poppenga, Robert
• Ramsey, Jon J.
• Rumbeiha, Wilson
• Rutkowsky, Jennifer
• Stanhope, Kimber
• Toedebusch, Christine M.
• Toedebusch, Ryan
• Tomilov, Alexey
• Zhou, Zeyu

Emeritus Faculty

• Buckpitt, Alan R.
• Fascetti, Andrea J.
• Hansen, Robert J.
• Gorin, Fred
• Morris, James G.
• Pessah, Isaac N.
• Puschner, Birgit
• Rogers, Quinton R.
• Stanley, Scott
• Vulliet, Rick

Staff

 

Ashley Carr

Chief Administrator Officer (CAO)
1203 VM3B
(530) 754-1501  |  ashcarr@ucdavis.edu

 

Sylvia Centeno

Academic & Staff Personnel
1210 VM3B
(530) 752-0774  |  scenteno@ucdavis.edu

 

Tracey Fernandez

Program Analyst
1213 Vet Med 3B
(530) 754-8157  |  tfernandez@ucdavis.edu

 

Caprice Haan

APC/VMB Business Assistant
1210 VM3B
cehaan@ucdavis.edu

 

Gina Plessas

Financial Analyst IV
1210 VM3B
glpessas@ucdavis.edu

 

Vivian Yu

Account Manager, Personnel & Grants Assistant
1207 Vet Med 3B
(530) 752-1374  |  ybin@ucdavis.edu

Contact

School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Molecular Biosciences
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Location: 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, 1210 Vet Med 3B

Chairperson: Pam Lein
Vice Chair: Jon Ramsey
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO): Ashley Carr

For Administrative Assistance, please email: apcvmbhelp@ucdavis.edu