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Cell Biology

Scientific imageThe Cell Biology faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences are probing the dynamic nature of cellular components including the directional movement of protein motors and chromosomes (see Figure), the transport and assembly of intracellular proteins and protein complexes, the formation of the cytoskeleton, and the biogenesis of organelles. Because each study is best approached using different tools, members of this group use model organisms including yeast, flagellate protistans, mice, and mammalian cell lines. EM Facility and Virus Laboratory, as well as fluorescence microscopes, and biochemical and genetic methods are all employed to varying extents by the members of this group.


Jon P. Boyle

Jon P. Boyle 
Host-pathogen interaction

Jeff Brodsky

Jeffrey L. Brodsky 
Protein quality control

Anne Carlson

Anne Carlson 
Fertilization & channels

Jeffrey Hildebrand

Jeffrey Hildebrand 
Cell morphology

Kirill Kiselyov

Kirill Kiselyov 
Ion channel function

Tera Levin

Tera Levin 
Evolution of immunity and pathogenesis

Allyson F. O'Donnell

Allyson F. O'Donnell 
Protein trafficking 
& cell signaling

James M. Pipas

James M. Pipas 
Viral metagenomics 
& viral manipulation of host systems