Molecular Medicine
The study of molecular cell biology enables scientists to understand how cell programs and reactions function normally as well as the relationships between those processes and gene expression. It may also reveal the reasons for dysfunction in those programs, which can cause disease. If scientists can uncover why a disease occurs, they might figure out how to reverse it or prevent it.
This is the role of molecular medicine, which uses the information gleaned through molecular cell biology to create new treatment options, including pharmaceuticals. Molecular medicine is closely related to personalized medicine. This medical specialty probes the patient’s genome to uncover diseases for which the patient is at risk. Then, the health care provider can target interventions to help the patient avoid or overcome those diseases.