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The iGEL Training Group in Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology provides research programs, discussion groups and courses aimed at understanding the functions and structure of cells and regulation of their activities. Our research programs are particularly strong in developmental mechanisms, organelle biogenesis, signal transduction and the response of cells to environmental cues. Students in all life sciences graduate degree programs (MCB, Biology, Microbiology and Plant Biology) are welcome. It is anticipated that graduate students in this training group will carry out research at the cellular or molecular level with one of the faculty below as mentor. The student's program of study should include a selection of the courses recommended below and at least two literature seminars on topics important to cell and molecular biology.
PARTICIPATING FACULTY
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- David Capco - Early mouse embryogenesis; control of meiosis by protein kinases
- Douglas Chandler - Fertilization; sperm activating proteins
- Julian Chen - Regulation of cell aging; structure and regulation of telomeres and telomerase
- Carsten Duch - Neuron plasticity and dendrite arborization; imaging of developmental changes in neuron geometry and symapse distribution
- Elliott Goldstein - Drosophilla early development; structure and regulation of the Djun and Dfos genes
- Kenro Kusumi - Developmental and human genetics; molecular origins of spinal birth defects
- Lei Lei - Molecular Control of Neural Development
- Rajeev Misra - Membrane protein assembly and turnover; drug resistance in E. coli
- Stuart Newfeld - Genetic programs in Drosophilla early development; TGF-beta control in development and cancer
- Miles Orchinik - Signal transduction in the central nervous system; fast cellular responses to glucocorticoids
- Alan Rawls - Early patterning in the mouse embryo; regulation of skeletal muscle development and repair
- David Rhoads - Responses of cells to heat and oxidative stress; mitochondrial retrograde signalling in plants
- Robert Roberson - Vesicle trafficking and the cytoskeleton; fungal cell growth; EM tomography
- Richard Trelease - Protein and vesicle trafficking; peroxisome biogenesis
- William (Jamie) Tyler - Imaging sensory neuron activity; correlation of olfactory bulb electrophysiology and behavioral responses to odors
- Tatiana Ugarova - Molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion and migration; structure and function of integrin adhesion receptors
- Jeanne Wilson-Rawls - Genetic regulation of mammalian gonadogenesis; notch signaling
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DEGREE PROGRAMS AND RELATEDCOURSES
Biology
Microbiology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Plant Biology
BIO 465 Neurophysiology
BIO 543 Molecular Genetics
BIO 550 Advanced Cell Biology
MCB 555 Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology I
MCB 556 Advanced Molecular and Cellular Biology II
MCB 576 Functional Genomics
PLB 552 Plant Genetic Engineering
PLB 558 Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis
BIO 450 Advanced Developmental Biology
BIO 598 Bioimaging: Current Techniques in Light and Electron Microscopy
BIO 502 Transmission Electron Microscopy
BIO 505 Scanning Electron Microscopy
BIO 598 Laboratory in Optical Microscopy
BIO 451 Cell Biotechnology Laboratory
BIO 552 Developmental Genetics
MIC 445 Techniques in Molecular Biology and Genetics Laboratory
MIC 425 Advanced Immunology
BIO 591 Molecular Biology of Fertilizatio and Early Development
BIO 591 Molecular Genetics Journal Club
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LINKS TO USEFUL WEBSITES IN MOLECULAR GENETICS, CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
