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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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Recent Publications
Stress disrupts engram ensembles in lateral amygdala to generalize threat memory in mice
Lesuis SL, Park S, Hoorn A, Rashid AJ, Mocle AJ, Salter EW, Vislavski S, Gray MT, Torelli AM, DeCristofaro A, Driever WP, van der Stelt M, Zweifel LS, Collingridge GL, Lefebvre JL, Walters BJ, Frankland PW, Hill MN, Josselyn SA
2024, Cell, 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.034
20 years of the Bio-Analytic Resource for Plant Biology
Sullivan A, Lombardo M, Pasha A, Lau V, Zhuang J, Christendat A, Pereira B, Zhao T, Li Y, Wong R, Qureshi F, Provart N
2024, Nucleic Acids Research, 10.1093/nar/gkae920
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
Latest News
October 29, 2024
Visualizing a healthy future for our plants
Nicholas Provart is recipient of a $2.5M grant from NSERC to build tools that visualize a healthy future for our plants as part of the C-SPIRIT……
October 18, 2024
Lumba lab eavesdrops on the secret language of soil molecules
There is a silent conversation going on under your feet; plant roots are communicating with soil fungi through a language of small molecules. Until…
October 15, 2024
Drosophila embryo cells align under pressure through unusual cytoskeletal arrangements
The Harris Lab has discovered that the geometry of the fruit fly embryo creates a crystal-like tissue structure. This revelation was published in 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