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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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Eiji Nambara

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Professor Dinesh Christendat

Dinesh Christendat

Professor

Felix Gunawan

Assistant Professor

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Recent Publications

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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August 8, 2025

Big career award from IPGSA for small molecule studies by Prof Shelley Lumba

Professor Shelley Lumba has earned the OlChemIm Award from the International Plant Growth Substances Association (IPGSA) for “outstanding…

July 11, 2025

Alumni Reunion 2025 lets our guests take on the role of undergraduates in Biology

CSB was out in force with events at University of Toronto’s Alumni Reunion 2025. We held Open Houses in our teaching laboratories that allowed alumni…

July 10, 2025

Sold Out Crowd Learns Secrets of Plants and Fungi from Prof Lumba

As a headlining event for our Department at Alumni Reunion 2025, Professor Shelley Lumba gave a Stress-Free Degree lecture on the "Secret Language…

June 24, 2025

Decades of dedication by Professor Provart recognized in Arabidopsis community award

Professor Nicholas Provart has dedicated decades to the Arabidopsis community, performing research as well as communicating and teaching about this…

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Nick Provart

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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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