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Daphne Goring

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Professor Tony Harris

Tony J.C. Harris

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Professor Baohua Liu

Baohua Liu

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Recent Publications

Rubisco supplies pyruvate for the 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate pathway

Evans SE, Xu Y, Bergman ME, Ford SA, Liu Y, Sharkey TD, Phillips MA
2024, Nature Plants, 10.1038/s41477-024-01791-z

Modulation of fungal phosphate homeostasis by the plant hormone strigolactone

Bradley JM, Bunsick M, Ly G, Aquino B, Wang FZ, Holbrook-Smith D, Suginoo S, Bradizza D, Kato N, As’sadiq O, Marsh N, Osada H, Boyer F, McErlean CS, Tsuchiya Y, Subramaniam R, Bonetta D, McCourt P, Lumba S
2024, Molecular Cell, 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.09.004

Brainstem inhibitory neurons enhance behavioral feature selectivity by sharpening the tuning of excitatory neurons

He Y, Chou X, Lavoie A, Liu J, Russo M, Liu B
2024, Current Biology, 10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.037

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September 18, 2024

Putting a cap on the cortex in Drosophila embryo requires pull from the centrosome

The Harris lab has revealed unexpected details about the puppetmasters of the cell in a new paper from Rebecca Tam in Journal of Cell Biology.…

September 13, 2024

Outstanding research earns Gold Medal for Prof Daphne Goring

CSB Professor Daphne Goring has been awarded the CSPB Gold Medal, the highest honour from the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB). Goring…

August 28, 2024

CSB supports Falling Walls Lab Toronto to reveal impressive research in three minutes

Cell & Systems Biology was proud to support Falling Walls Lab Toronto 2024 on August 15th! Our students and staff, including many members of the…

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At CSB, our Professors create modern, interactive instruction for an engaged student body and our Sessional Lecturers provide a personal approach. Our exceptional students, post-docs and professors are recipients of prestigious honours. We will continue to produce outstanding discoveries that enhance and challenge our understanding of living organisms

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