Carlos Molina

Dr. Carlos Molina is a Professor of Molecular Biology at Montclair State University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Rutgers Medical School’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health (1994–2006). He holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico, M.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Purdue University, and postdoctoral training at the University of Louis Pasteur (France). His research focuses on cancer mechanisms involving tumor suppression proteins in skin cancer cells and ovarian-specific transgenic zebrafish models for ovulation studies. These efforts aim to develop therapeutic agents and reproductive technologies.

Dr. Molina has secured grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and American Association of Cancer Research. He served on NIH study sections for Heart/Lung/Blood Institute and Defense Department Ovarian/Prostate Cancer initiatives. Office hours are consistently held Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30–5:00 PM via Zoom.