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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
Adaptation of Antarctic Icefish Vision to Extreme Environments
Castiglione GM, Hauser FE, Van Nynatten A, Chang BSW
2023, Molecular Biology and Evolution, 10.1093/molbev/msad030
Cooperative virulence via the collective action of secreted pathogen effectors
Ruiz-Bedoya T, Wang PW, Desveaux D, Guttman DS
2023, Nature Microbiology, 10.1038/s41564-023-01328-8
Enhancer–promoter interactions can bypass CTCF-mediated boundaries and contribute to phenotypic robustness
Chakraborty S, Kopitchinski N, Zuo Z, Eraso A, Awasthi P, Chari R, Mitra A, Tobias IC, Moorthy SD, Dale RK, Mitchell JA, Petros TJ, Rocha PP
2023, Nature Genetics, 10.1038/s41588-022-01295-6
Latest News
March 3, 2023
Important tips on communicating with your busy Principal Investigator
Professors are passionate about their research topic and the trainees who do the experiments are key, but supervision must compete with all their…
February 10, 2023
Tatiana Ruiz-Bedoya’s passion for science yields Dr Christine Hone-Buske Scholarship
The Dr Christine Hone-Buske Scholarship honours an Outstanding Publication by a PhD Student in Cell & Systems Biology. This year’s award goes to…
February 9, 2023
Mitchell lab reveals redundant systems that maintain genome architecture
Redundancy ensures integrity of gene expression independent of genome architecture Part of finding out how something works is trying to break it. Two…
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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
