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Adhesion strength, cell packing density, and cell surface buckling in pericellular matrix-mediated tissue cohesion

Winklbauer R, Luu O, Barua D, Nagel M, Huang Y
2025, Development, 10.1242/dev.204663

Shikimate Kinase-Like 1 Participates in an Ancient and Conserved Role Contributing to Chloroplast Biogenesis in Land Plants

Kanaris M, Lee J, Chang B, Christendat D
2025, Molecular Biology and Evolution, 10.1093/molbev/msaf129

Transcriptome dynamics in the Arabidopsis male germline during pollen–pistil interactions

Misra CS, Sousa AGG, Khan H, Pasha A, Provart NJ, Borg M, Becker JD
2025, The Plant Journal, 10.1111/tpj.70095

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October 8, 2025

Congratulations to Hyunsuh Lee for earning the Best Presentation award at CSPB

At this year’s Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) meeting, Hyunsuh Lee from the Yoshioka lab was recognized with the CSPB President’s Award…

October 2, 2025

Developmental biology insights from Bruce lab lead to research on cancer progression

CSB Professor Ashley Bruce has received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) that leverages her knowledge of embryo…

September 17, 2025

Prof Felix Gunawan inaugurates cardiovascular development laboratory with mentorship and learning at the heart

A journey that began in the halls of CSB buildings has brought Felix Gunawan back, now as an Assistant Professor studying cardiovascular development…

September 16, 2025

Interdisciplinary Insights on Sustainable Agriculture from Prof Yoshioka at Climate Positive Energy Research Day

The University of Toronto’s Climate Positive Energy Initiative (CPE) hosted the much anticipated fourth annual Climate Positive Energy Research Day…

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