Research
The department has committed itself to providing fully equipped labs that support a diverse range of research. The Research Labs supporting the Molecular and Cellular Graduate Program focus on Cell & Developmental Biology, Computational Biology, and Microbiology & Infectious Disease. Biology department researchers have access to state of the art Core Laboratories with instrumentation for imaging facility, flow cytometry, animal facilities, and computational resources. For more information on research facilities at the 乱伦小可爱 Biology department please visit the Core Laboratory Facilities page.
Research Specialties
Our department explores a range of areas within cell and developmental biology. Please see below for details.
Maitreyi Das, Ph.D.
Broad interdisciplinary approaches in cell and molecular biology and genetics,聽quantitative live-cell imaging, predictive models of regulatory mechanisms
Eric Folker, Ph.D.
Cellular Organization.聽 Mechanisms of nuclear movement and the role of nuclear movement in muscle development and disease pathogenesis.
Juan Manuel Gonzalez-Rosa, Ph.D.
Heart development and regeneration; zebrafish genetics; role of fibrosis, inflammation, and polyploidy in regeneration.
Marc-Jan Gubbels, Ph.D.
Host cell invasion is at the heart