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We are honored to be hosting Dr. Joan Brugge on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, for the 4th Annual Robert D. Goldman Lecture on "Ovarian cancer heterogeneity and tumor adaptation to chemotherapy."
Join us for a special seminar on "Tracing cell pathophysiology through Normalized Raman imaging of intact tissue," with Dr. Marc Kirschner on Friday, June 13, 2025.
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Wilton Snead to the department of Cell & Developmental Biology at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. His laboratory will officially open in May 2025.
The Özbudak lab shows that DeltaD—not just DeltaC—drives Notch signaling in zebrafish, reshaping our understanding of segmentation clock dynamics.
Congratulations to Dr. Yogesh Goyal who was named Pew-Stewart Scholar in June 2024, resulting from his research on cell plasticity. Read the full press release below.
Dr. Ertuğrul Özbudak was one of eight newly endowed professors honored at Feinberg's investiture ceremony this September. The award recognizes the most distinguished leaders in science.
Who We Are
The Department of Cell & Developmental Biology is home to investigators who wish to understand the principles that govern cell organization and function. We are working to clarify the processes involved in cell differentiation and organ formation. We also aim to grow in quantitative and new computational approaches to understand and predict biological outcomes associated with normal development and responding to pathological stresses. We partner with colleagues in multiple departments and institutes to realize the potential of our discoveries and improve human health.
Where We Are Going
Our Department is in the process of acquiring new talent! For the next 3-5 years, we will recruit 4-6 tenure-track investigators of all ranks (1-2 positions per year). Our vision is to create an intellectually and culturally diverse environment. We are looking to expand our constituency of cell and developmental biologists and to identify investigators in quantitative/computational biology whose interests center on cellular and developmental questions.
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