{"id":376,"date":"2016-07-13T12:34:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T16:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/?page_id=376"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:31:08","slug":"cellbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/cellbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cell biology aims to understand the structure and function of individual cells, how they interact with their environment, and how cells coordinate with each other to form tissues and organisms. Additionally, cell biology strives to understand the functions of individual molecules within cells and how they interact with the intracellular environment.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Projects in our department explore: cellular and molecular pathways that drive cell proliferation, differentiation, signaling, migration, metabolism, autophagy, and more. We use different model systems for our studies, ranging from cell lines and organotypic cultures to various animal models and combine diverse experimental approaches including a wide variety of cell-based assays, quantitative microscopy, molecular biology, genetics and genomics, biochemistry, genome engineering and in vivo<\/em> studies. A major focus of our studies is on understanding the underlying cause of wide-spread human disease including diabetes, cancer, inflammation and fibrosis.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

More information on the individual projects can be found under the links below.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Faculty conducting research in these areas:<\/h3>\n

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