Welcome To CSB
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.
Sergey V. Plotnikov
Assistant Professor
Jennifer A. Mitchell
Professor
John Calarco
Assistant Professor
Recent Publications
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
Pathogenic bacteria modulate pheromone response to promote mating
Wu T, Ge M, Wu M, Duan F, Liang J, Chen M, Gracida X, Liu H, Yang W, Dar AR, Li C, Butcher RA, Saltzman AL, Zhang Y
2023, Nature, 10.1038/s41586-022-05561-9
The α-Catenin mechanosensing M region is required for cell adhesion during tissue morphogenesis
Sheppard L, Green DG, Lerchbaumer G, Rothenberg KE, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Tepass U
2022, Journal of Cell Biology, 10.1083/jcb.202108091
Latest News
January 19, 2023
Sustainability award to Chief Horticulturalist Bill Cole for greenhouse energy improvements
U of T's Chief Horticulturalist, Bill Cole, has led the change for energy efficiency in our plant growth facilities through relentless effort on…
January 18, 2023
CSPB awards for CSB’s dedicated plant scientists
CSB students won multiple awards at the annual regional meeting of the Canadian Society for Plant Biology, held at University of Toronto Scarborough…
December 20, 2022
Congratulations to CSB’s Graduate Student Award Recipients!
Congratulations to our Graduate Students who earned recognition for their accomplishments at our Graduate Student Awards on December 19th, 2022!…
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Nick Provart
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