The educational goal in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular biology at CNU is to meet the strong demands for research scientists and professionals in modern life sciences. The department has nine professors and several adjunct faculty members who are affiliated with research institutes or biotechnology companies. The current enrollment for the undergraduate program is 150 students. The graduate programs currently have 40 students in MS degree program and 30 students in PhD program.

Over the past 10 years, significant progress has been made toward developing excellent education programs and improving research activities and facilities. The curriculum is designed to make students acquainted with the basic disciplines of microbiology and molecular biology. Especially, for undergraduate students, the department offers intensive laboratory courses covering the whole range of microbiology and molecular biology. Research programs focus largely on the basic disciplines of life science at the biochemical, genetic, molecular and cellular level. However, many applied researches are also carried out in cooperation with industrials and governmental agencies. Since the CNU is located in “Taedok Science Town”, the department has developed cooperative research programs with the institutes and biotechnology companies in the Science Town.