El Departamento está constituido por tres Áreas de conocimiento: Biología Celular, Fisiología e Inmunología a las que, en total, se adscriben 31 profesores numerarios, 7 contratados,4 miembros del PAS y 25 becarios, que se encuentran distribuidos en distintas instalaciones de los Campus de Menendez Pidal y Rabanales, formando parte de cuatro secciones, a efectos de organización académica y gestión.

Su profesorado imparte anualmente docencia a unos 2.900 alumnos en las Licenciaturas de Medicina, Veterinaria, Ciencias Ambientales, Biología, Bioquímica, Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos y Ciencias de la Educación, y a unos 75-80 licenciados en los Masteres oficiales de "Biotecnología Molecular y Celular", "Nutrición y Metabolismo"," Medicina, Sanidad y Mejora Animal" y "Master Universitario en Profesorado de Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria, FP y Enseñanza de Idiomas". El personal investigador, forma parte de siete grupos del PAI, y desarrolla, además, una intensa actividad investigadora con financiación autonómica, nacional e internacional.

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The Department consists of three areas of study: Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at which a total of 31 faculty members are assigned, in addition there are 7 non-permanent positions, 4 technicians and 25 research fellows. The Department is distributed in various facilities of both the Campus Menendez Pidal and that of Rabanales. For academic organization and management the Department is organized in four sections.
His teaching faculty provided annually education to approximately 2,900 students in the graduate studies in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Science, Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology and Education, and about 75-80 degrees in the official Masters of "Translational Research in Biomedicine", "Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology", "Nutrition and Metabolism", "Medicine, Health and Animal Breeding", and "Teaching of Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching".
The research staff is part of seven groups of the Andalusian research program, and also develops an intense research activity funded by regional, national and international grants. The main topic covered by the research groups are:

• Hormones and cancer
• Metabolism and adipocyte differentiation. Metabolic syndrome.
• Biomembranes, antioxidants and oxidative stress
• Hormonal regulation of energy balance, puberty and reproduction
• Physiology of Reproduction
• Immunosenescence T and NK cells. Antiviral immune response
• Inflammation and cancer
• Animal physiology: metabolic and locomotive response  in horses