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Cell Biology & Pathobiology Graduate Program
Goals of the Program
The aim of the graduate program is to provide rigorous research training and broad experience in a wide range of related fields in biomedical research.
Led by faculty who are at the forefront of the profession, our students pursue thesis research in several areas:
- Biochemical and molecular pathology
- Cancer biology
- Neurodegenerative diseases
- Cellular and molecular neurobiology
- Cell motility
- Virology
- Immunology
The Cell Biology & Pathobiology Graduate Program takes pride in the scientific education of its graduate students and aims to provide them with broad experience in cell and molecular biology as a prelude to a productive research career. The research interests of the department span many facets of cell and developmental biology. The department has placed particular emphasis on development and developmental neurobiology in areas including development of the enteric nervous system, development and subunit composition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, migration of neurons during development of the nervous system, axonal transport, and muscle development.
There is a related research program that takes advantage of the development and genetics of the lower eucaryotes Dictyostelium and yeast to ask questions about pattern formation, chemotaxis, organelle inheritance and DNA repair. The department is also home to cell biologists interested in microtubule dynamics, cell motility, cell cycle regulation, organelle movement and intracellular protein sorting (please refer to the individual listings of the faculty members).
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