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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

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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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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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