Molecular Toxicology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the genetic determinants of susceptibility to external pollutants and poisons; the interaction of toxic agents with biological systems at the molecular and cellular levels; and the development of countermeasures and treatments. Includes instruction in pharmacogenetics, biomolecular structure, gene expression and regulation, transgenic modeling, toxic events signaling, transcriptional activation, mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, pulmonary toxicology, xenobiotic metabolism, oxidative stress, risk assessment, molecular dosimetry, and studies of specific toxins and treatment therapies.

While Molecular Toxicology has degrees up to the Doctors degree research scholarship, the majority of students study towards a Doctors degree research scholarship. Students study Molecular Toxicology all over the country, though the major at the Doctors degree research scholarship level sees the most graduates in California. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Molecular Toxicology is $42,090.