The mission of the Division of Biomedical Marine Research (DBMR) is to address
critical human health problems through chemical and biological research on marine
organisms and their chemical constituents. Implementation of the mission is achieved
through a multidisciplinary team approach consisting of sample acquisition, cell
culture, and molecular biology of marine organisms, and chemical and biological
studies of chemical components derived from these organisms that show potential
as new therapeutic agents or biomedical research tools.