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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 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
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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
