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The Department of Cell & Systems Biology (CSB) advances research and teaching in the most dynamic and vital areas of biological research

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Jennifer A. Mitchell

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Eiji Nambara

Professor

Professor and Chair Nicholas Provart

Nicholas J. Provart

Professor & Chair

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Recent Publications

mTor limits autophagy to facilitate cell volume expansion and rapid wound repair in Drosophila embryos

Scepanovic G, Balaghi N, Rothenberg KE, Fernandez-Gonzalez R
2025, Developmental Cell, 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.12.039

Transcription processes compete with loop extrusion to homogenize promoter and enhancer dynamics

Platania A, Erb C, Barbieri M, Molcrette B, Grandgirard E, de Kort MAC, Pomp W, Meaburn K, Taylor T, Shchuka VM, Kocanova S, Nazarova M, Oliveira GM, Mitchell JA, Soutoglou E, Lenstra TL, Molina N, Papantonis A, Bystricky K, Sexton T
2024, Science Advances, 10.1126/sciadv.adq0987

Calcium signaling triggers early high humidity responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

Hussain S, Suda H, Nguyen CH, Yan D, Toyota M, Yoshioka K, Nambara E
2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 10.1073/pnas.2416270121

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March 4, 2025

Laptop or Lab? Research opportunity in Chang lab leads BCB student to embrace both

A Research Opportunity in the Chang lab led Alena Qin, a student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program, to an appreciation for…

February 27, 2025

Excellence in Plant Science earns Professor Heather McFarlane the Dorothy Shoichet Award

February 11, 2025

Supporting the Talented Women Scientists in CSB on IDWGS

We are proud to recognize the accomplishments of our women colleagues on 2025's International Day of Women & Girls in Science and to offer our…

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Nick Provart

Professor and Chair

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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