Immunology and Cell Biology

Cell and developmental biology

Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) focuses on the processes through which cells come together, carry out their functions, and develop into multicellular creatures. Cell biology research conducted by CDB focuses on fundamental issues that are relevant to all eukaryotic cells, such as cell motility, nucleocytoplasmic transport, and protein breakdown pathways. Understanding the emergence of patterns throughout development, how differential gene expression impacts cell fate, and mechanisms that direct the morphogenesis of tissues, organs, and organisms are the main goals of developmental biology. The basic biology of stem cells in growth and regeneration, as well as the capacity of cells and tissues to heal themselves, are the subjects of several lab investigations.