Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB)

Study reveals stem cells in a human parasite

2013-03-05

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Phillip Newmark, postdoctoral researcher Jim Collins, and their colleagues discovered that the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni harbors adult, non-sexual stem cells that can migrate to various parts of its body...

Elena Zelin receives an American Heart Postdoctoral Fellowship

2012-12-12

A tight shot of a microscope with a soft orange gradient layer.

Dr. Elena Zelin, a postdoctorate fellow in Brian Freeman's laboratory, is a recipient of an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship. This 2 year award is established by the American Heart Association to recognize research accomplishments by outstanding post-doctorates and provide support...

Using planarian flatworms to understand organ regeneration

2012-10-23

In a new study published in the October 16 issue of Developmental Cell, corresponding author Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Phillip Newmark and colleagues report the identification of genes that control growth and regeneration of the...

The p23 Molecular Chaperone and GCN5 Acetylase Jointly Modulate Protein-DNA Dynamics and Open Chromatin Status

2012-10-03

Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Alexander von Humboldt Scholar Brian Freeman and colleagues have published "The p23 Molecular Chaperone and GCN5 Acetylase Jointly Modulate Protein-DNA Dynamics and Open Chromatin Status" in Molecular Cell.

The p23 Molecular Chaperone and GCN5 Acetylase Jointly Modulate Protein-DNA Dynamics

2012-10-04

An in-depth understanding of any machine requires classification of the individual parts, knowledge on how the components connect, and recognition of the mechanisms propelling the assembled pieces into a running unit. As biologist we have made admirable progress in naming the numerous physical...

Phillip Newmark named University Scholar

2012-09-11

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Phillip Newmark is among seven university faculty named a University Scholar.

Circadian Rhythm of Redox State Regulates Excitability in Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons

2012-09-02

Photo of two rows of pink test tubes in an orange test tube holder.

Although cellular metabolic (redox) state has long been associated with a housekeeping role, recent research from a team lead by Martha Gillette, and including the Lee Cox and Jonathan Sweedler groups, provides new insights on cellular redox states, linking them to the intrinsic daily (circadian)...

A Gain-of-Function Polymorphism Controlling Complex Traits and Fitness in Nature

2012-08-30

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Biochemistry Mary Schuler and colleagues have published a new study in Science.

Circadian Rhythm of Redox State Regulates Excitability in Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Neurons

2012-08-03

Tongfei Wang, Gubbi Govindaiah, Liana Artinian, and Charles Cox of the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology are co-authors of a new paper in Sciencexpress. Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Cell and Developmental Biology Martha Gillette is corresponding author.

Labib Rouhana selected to the Summer Leadership Institute

2012-07-25

Labib Rouhana, a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Phil Newmark, has been awarded the prestigious Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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