MCB's 21 primary faculty represent a diverse array of research that builds fundamental insight and translates into treating diseases such as cancer, neurodegeneration, and aging. Our faculty investigate a wide range of basic questions concerning cells and genes and their impact on evolution, aging, and disease. We are also researching novel approaches in science education and studying the very origins of life. Click on the research areas below to learn more about our work.
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Elucidating molecular mechanisms plants use to specify & maintain cell fates
How do students learn about complex biological mechanisms?
Gene networks & evolution: How did wormlike creatures give rise to mammals?
Studying unstable chromosomes and the impact of fork error in telomeres
Modelling the origin of complex diseases and phenotypes
Why does cancer survive when normal cells cannot?
Building a model of the stress signaling network inside your cells
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