The Postgraduate Program in Molecular Medicine is located at the School of Medicine and was approved by the University Council in June 2010 and by CAPES in November 2011. This course originated from the Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, based at the Institute of Biological Sciences (ICB) which had been approved by the University Council on July 2001 and recommended by CAPES with the rating grade 6 (six) in March 2002.