Florida International University aims to be recognized in national rankings as one of the top urban research universities. To support this goal, HWCOM recruits internationally recognized basic science faculty whose research initiatives contribute to the discovery, invention, and reinterpretation of medically relevant knowledge.

The college’s four basic science departments are:

• Cellular Biology and Pharmacology
• Human and Molecular Genetics
• Immunology
• Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases