Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Recent News
Wierzbicki Lab: Organization of the chloroplast nucleoid structure
Report in PNAS that chloroplast DNA is organized by binding to membranes present inside the organelle. "We propose that transcription, the initial step in the process of gene expression, plays an important role in organizing the chloroplast nucleoid"
Regents Approve Five MCDB Faculty Promotions
Joining the professor rank: Aton, Miller and Nandakumar; associate professor with tenure: Clowney and Vecchiarelli. Vecchiarelli also received a 2024 Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award
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Contact Information
Undergraduates and Prospective Majors:
Contact the Program in Biology
734-763-7984
lsa-biology-advising@umich.edu
Graduate students:
Contact Mary Carr, Graduate Coordinator
mcdb.grad.programs@umich.edu
Events
Jul
17
MCDB Defense> Surviving Starvation: Understanding the Role of RNA Binding Proteins in Regulating Autophagy During Nutrient Limitation
1010 Biological Sciences Building
Shree Padma Metur
10:00 AM1010 Biological Sciences Building
Jul
22
MCDB Defense> Microbial Ecology of Intestinal Microbiome Reassembly and Mucosal Immune Response Post Amoxicillin Treatment in the Presence and Absence of
Candida albicans in a Murine Model
1010 Biological Sciences Building
Malak Bazzi-Abbas
2:00 PM1010 Biological Sciences Building
Jul
24
MCDB Defense> Regulation of Lysosomal Membrane Resilience by ESRT Machinery
2903 Taubman Library
Wei Chen
3:00 PM2903 Taubman Library