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Congratulations to Drs. Mariaelena Valentino, Roxroy Morgan, and Shodai Suzuki! They were each awarded a postdoctoral fellowship. Mariaelena from the AHA, Roxroy from the NIH, and Shodai from the Uehara Memorial Foundation.
Dr. Vladimir Gelfand is featured in featured on Feinberg School of Medicine's Breakthroughs Podcast on the episode How Cell Function Can Shed Light on Neurodegeneration.
Dr. Constadina Arvanitis is awarded the Royal Microscopical Society Vice President's award. Under her leadership, the CAM research core has received multiple accolades.
Dr. Yogesh Goyal is awarded the Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant Fellowship recognizing early-stage biomedical investigators engaged in basic and translational research.
New CDB Trainees Representatives elected for AY2025. Meet Prathyaya Ramesh, predoctoral fellow, and Roxroy Morgan, postdoctoral fellow, both trainees in the Shukla lab.
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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