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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
Meet our Faculty
Explore who’s behind our latest outstanding publications.
Baohua Liu
Assistant Professor
Michael A. Phillips
Associate Professor
Shelley Lumba
Assistant Professor
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
Latest News
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…
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…
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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