February 1, 2024
CDB Ranks 6th in NIH Research Awards
CDB ranks #6 among similar departments nationwide in NIH research awards.
Latest News
January 25, 2024
New Publication from the Duncan Lab!
"Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking," has been published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
January 2, 2024
New Publication from the Coulombe Lab!
"Nuclear roles for non-lamin intermediate filament proteins," has been published in Current Opinion in Cell Biology.
January 2, 2024
New Publication from the Heemskerk Lab!
"Mapping morphogenesis and mechanics in embryo models," has been published in Nature Methods.
January 2, 2024
New Publication from the Lin Lab!
"Neuregulin 4 mediates the metabolic benefits of mild cold exposure by promoting beige fat thermogenesis," has been published in JCI Insight.
December 20, 2023
Ryan Baldridge and Billy Tsai received a W.M. Keck Foundation Award!
The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded $1.3M to Assistant Professor Ryan Baldridge, Biological Chemistry, and Corydon Ford Collegiate Professor Billy Tsai, CDB, to develop a next-generation protein degradation technology to revolutionize antiviral treatments for endoplasmic reticulum (ER) dysfunction.
December 19, 2023
New Publication by the Lin Lab!
"Intrahepatic paracrine signaling by cardiotrophin‐like cytokine factor 1 ameliorates diet‐induced NASH in mice," has been published in Hepatology.
December 14, 2023
Congratulations Jiaqian Li (Hanson Lab)!
Jiaqian Li (Hanson Lab) has been awarded a Rackham International Student Fellowship!
December 11, 2023
Congratulations to Changyang Linghu!
Changyang Linghu has been selected to join the Ph.D. training program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) as a faculty preceptor.
November 29, 2023
CDB 2023 Annual Report
Along with a letter from department chair Pierre Coulombe, learn about the Neurons Can Fly and Michigan Pioneer Fellows programs, new CDB team members, department award winners, and the career paths of two alums.
November 27, 2023
New Publication by Emily Freeburne and Colleagues (Heemskerk Lab)
"Spatial Single Cell Analysis of Proteins in 2D Human Gastruloids Using Iterative Immunofluorescence," has been published in Current Protocols.
November 27, 2023
New Publication by Seth Teague and LiAng Yao (Heemskerk Lab)
"The many dimensions of germline competence," has been published in Current Opinion in Cell Biology.
November 27, 2023
Pilar Rivero-Rios and Lois Weisman just published a Perspective in Science
“A signaling lipid drive synapse formation,” highlights a new research article from the Haucke lab (Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie) Rizalar et al.
November 8, 2023
New publication by Jeffrey Knupp and Madison Pletan (Tsai Lab)!
"Autophagy of the ER: the secretome finds the lysosome," has been published in The FEBS Journal.
November 8, 2023
Congratulations to Haeyoung Park (Allen Lab)!
Haeyoung (Allen Lab) received fellowship support from an NIH Grant awarded to the Hearing, Balance, and Chemical Senses (HBCS) Training Program within the University of Michigan Kresge Hearing Research Institute.
November 7, 2023
Congratulations to Emily Freeburne!
Emily (Heemskerk Lab) successfully defended her thesis, “Predicting cell fate from cell signaling in 2D human gastruloids using iterative immunofluorescence,” on November 7, 2023.
November 7, 2023
Congratulations to Ryan Passino!
Ryan (Giger Lab) successfully defended his thesis, "Immune-Mediated Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Regeneration: The Role of Neutrophil-Induced Vascular Damage and Microglial Protection," on November 7, 2023.
November 3, 2023
Halloween Costume Contest Winners
The winner of the best lab costume is the SPRIGGS lab! The winners of the best individual costume are Jackie and Holly from the Admin team!
November 2, 2023
Morgan Pimm, Ph.D., (Verhey Lab) received a Michigan Pioneer Fellowship!
This fellowship provides financial and mentoring support to highly motivated and accomplished post-doctoral fellows bound for research-intensive careers.