February 9, 2026
Secrets of gene regulation during development probed with new tools by Professor Colette L. Picard
Professor Colette L. Picard is bringing her innovative skills in single cell genomics to the Department of Cell & Systems Biology (CSB) as a new professor at University of Toronto. She was drawn to a city packed with life science innovators, and to CSB in particular for our deep expertise in…
February 6, 2026
Technical innovations in the Plotnikov lab reveal machinery behind cell migration in unprecedented detail
An international team led by a UofT lab has revealed a novel regulatory system behind cell migration and shown how the different parts work together. This publication in the journal Current Biology adds to our understanding of how healthy bodies are maintained, as cell migration is crucial to the…
December 23, 2025
Professor Eyal Gruntman earns funding for cutting-edge equipment to probe the brains of flies
A new grant to Professor Eyal Gruntman from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will purchase a light-sheet microscope to speed up his experiments and greatly increase the area of the brain he can survey. For his experiments at UofT Scarborough, fruit flies are suspended in a circular LED…
December 15, 2025
Congratulations to CSB’s talented 2025-2026 graduate award recipients!
Graduate students in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology cover a broad range of fields, including plant science, neuroscience, cell biology, infectious disease research, endocrinology and systems biology. The discoveries these students are making and their contributions to the Department…
November 12, 2025
BCB undergraduate research project in the Provart lab leads to Oat Pangenome Nature paper
An international collaboration published in the esteemed journal Nature features work by Shauna Vronces from her undergraduate research project in the Provart lab. Vronces took on this challenging BCB430 research project to develop a browser-based data visualizer for the Oat Pangenome. Oats are…
October 8, 2025
Congratulations to Hyunsuh Lee for earning the Best Presentation award at CSPB
At this year’s Canadian Society of Plant Biologists (CSPB) meeting, Hyunsuh Lee from the Yoshioka lab was recognized with the CSPB President’s Award for Best Oral Presentation, an award given to students whose talk is judged to demonstrate excellence in both research and communication.…
October 2, 2025
Developmental biology insights from Bruce lab lead to research on cancer progression
CSB Professor Ashley Bruce has received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) that leverages her knowledge of embryo development to a greater understanding of cancer progression. Many cancers develop from epithelial cells with cancer progression linked to these cells…
September 17, 2025
Prof Felix Gunawan inaugurates cardiovascular development laboratory with mentorship and learning at the heart
A journey that began in the halls of CSB buildings has brought Felix Gunawan back, now as an Assistant Professor studying cardiovascular development in zebrafish. Previously a Group Leader at the University of Münster in Germany, Gunawan is now co-affiliated with Münster while beginning his role at…
September 16, 2025
Interdisciplinary Insights on Sustainable Agriculture from Prof Yoshioka at Climate Positive Energy Research Day
The University of Toronto’s Climate Positive Energy Initiative (CPE) hosted the much anticipated fourth annual Climate Positive Energy Research Day to bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, industry professionals and students across various disciplines. This exciting event consisted of keynotes…
September 4, 2025
Professor Daphne Goring Elected to the Prestigious Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has elected CSB Professor Daphne Goring as a Fellow in recognition of her research breaking new ground with fundamental discoveries in key areas of plant biology. Goring was selected to receive this honour for revealing details of two opposing elements underpinning…