Cell and Developmental Biology

Cell and Developmental Biology courses provide a thorough understanding of the scientific fundamentals and methodologies of contemporary cell and developmental biology.

Name Research Interests
Accili, Eric molecular mechanisms responsible for cellular pacemaking behavior
Allan, Douglas Nervous system
Auld, Vanessa Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Cell; Cell Biology; Development; Developmental Genetics; epithelia; Genetics; glia; in vivo imaging; Molecular Genetics; nervous system; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; permeability barriers; Cell, Cell biology, Development, Developmental Genetics, Epithelia, Genetics, Glia, In vivo imaging, Molecular Genetics, Nervous system, Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis, Permeability barriers
Bamji, Shernaz neurodevelopmental disease; primary neuronal cultures; synapse biology; transgenic mouse models; Neurodevelopmental disease, Primary neuronal cultures, Synapse biology, Transgenic mouse models
Beristain, Alexander Guillermo Healthy Starts; cellular and molecular processes that direct trophoblast cell biology in early placental development; Examining the A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase (ADAM) family in trophoblast biology; Examining the effects of obesity-associated inflammation on the maternal-fetal interface; Identifying gene expression differences in subpopulations of trophoblasts in normal and pathological pregnancies
Bruce, Heather Evolution of developmental systems; Evolutionary developmental biology (evo devo); Arthropods; Novel structures; Production of morphological diversity by genetic networks; Evolution of genetic networks over hundreds of millions of years; Evolution of morphology over hundreds of millions of years; Appendages
Cembrowski, Mark Steven Molecular neuroscience; Mathematical modelling and simulation; Mechanisms of memory in the brain; Anxiety; Big Data; Bioinformatics; Cell types; Computation; Fear; Genetics; modeling; Neural circuits; neuroscience; Neuroscience of memory; PTSD; RNAseq
Conibear, Elizabeth Functional genomics; Membranes; Enzymes and Proteins; Vesicle Trafficking; Molecular Genetics; Neurodegenerative diseases; Protein Palmitoylation; Cell Signaling and Cancer; Functional Genomics, Membranes, Enzymes and Proteins, Vesicle Trafficking, Molecular Genetics, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Protein Palmitoylation, Cell Signaling and Cancer
Coombs, Daniel Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; Cell biophysics; Disease models; Epidemiology; Immune cell signalling; Mathematical biology; Mathematics; Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases, Cell biophysics, Disease models, Epidemiology, Immune cell signalling, Mathematical biology, Mathematics
Dong, Xuesen Cancer progression and metastasis; Gene and molecular therapy; Prostate Cancer ; Drug development; RNA Splicing and Gene Regulation; Hormone Dependent Cancers; Endocrine Regulation
Gordon, Michael Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Chemosensation; Drosophila; Feeding; Gustation; Neural circuits; Neuronal Systems; neuroscience; Sensory systems; Taste
Graf, Daniel Bone, skin and cartilage science; Cell differentiation, proliferation and death; Developmental genetics (including sex determination); Developmental and degenerative pathologies associated with cartilage, bone, and teeth
Greenblatt, Ethan
Haas, Kurt Autism; Brain Circuit Development; Dendritogenesis; Epilepsy; Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Neurological diseases; Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission; Neuronal Computation; Neuronal Modeling; Neuronal Systems; Neuronal and Synaptic Activity; Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration; Synaptic Plasticity; Autism, Brain Circuit Development, Dendritogenesis, Epilepsy, Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurological Diseases, Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission, Neuronal Computation, Neuronal Modeling, Neuronal Systems, Neuronal and Synaptic Activity, Plasticity / Neuronal Regeneration, Synaptic Plasticity
Hakkinen, Lari Dentistry and oral health; Cell signaling; Cell therapy; Cell to cell communication; Connective Tissue; Extracellular matrix; Fibroblasts, MSC; Oral mucosa and skin; Tissue regeneration; Wound Healing
Hilton, Brett Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; neuroscience; neuroplasticity; Axon regeneration; Spinal cord injury
Hoffman, Bradford Understanding how the genes critical to endocrine pancreas development, as well as ?-cell function and proliferation are regulated is essential for the development of novel strategies for the production of insulin-secreting cells, and for improving the efficacy of available transplantable material.
Hoodless, Pamela Computational cell biology; Cancer; Genomics; Medical and biomedical engineering; Nucleic acids studies; Developmental Genetics; Embryology; Embryonic Development; Epigenetics; Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases; Heart valve formation; Liver; Liver development; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; transcriptional regulation
John Peter, Arun Lipid transport; Membrane Contact Sites; Organelle homeostasis; Lipid quality control; Synthetic biology; Lipidomics; Lipid transport, Membrane contact sites, Organelle homeostasis, Lipid quality control, Synthetic biology, Lipidomics
Johnson, James diabetes, hormones, cell biology, signal transduction, apoptosis or programmed cell death, heart failure, heart disease, calcium signalling, pancreatic cancer, obesity, longevity, imaging, Causes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes at a molecular level discovery of genes and associated gene networks linked to diabetes risk and by known risk factors that predispose individuals to diabetes
Kopp, Janel Modeling cancer; Pancreas; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic development; Modeling cancer, Pancreas, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic development
Krentz, Nicole Human development and organogenesis; Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences, n.e.c.; Human physiology, n.e.c.; Diabetes; Developmental biology; Genetics
Lange, Philipp Bioinformatics; Genomics; Pathology (except oral pathology); Bioinformatics; Cell Signaling and Cancer; mass spectrometry; pediatric cancer; personalized medicine; post translational protein modification; Proteomics
Lansdorp, Peter Genetic medicine; Application of single cell Strand-seq in precision medicine; Applied Genetics; cellular aging; Cellular Degeneration; Cellular Division; Complex Trait Genetics; DNA replication, epigenetics and stem cells; Gene Regulation and Expression; Genetic Diseases; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; telomeres; Telomeres, genomic instability, aging and cancer
Li, Xin Molecules in plants, plants defence against pathogen infection, plant genes