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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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Professor and Chair Nicholas Provart

Nicholas J. Provart

Professor & Chair

Professor David Guttman

David S. Guttman

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Professor Darrell Desveaux

Darrell Desveaux

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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

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March 22, 2023

Leading Canadian Research in Sleep Science with CSS President-Elect John Peever

‘Not until the past decade did sleep take centre stage in our understanding of general health and well-being,’ says sleep scientist Professor John…

March 20, 2023

Launching the Professional Master’s Program in Data Science for Biology

The University of Toronto’s Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC) program, in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science, the…

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…

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Nick Provart

Professor and Chair

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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