Visit the Cell Biology Web site The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy was founded by the histologist and embryologist Franklin Payne Mall and is proud of its history. Many key discoveries in Cell Biology were made in this department including the development of tissue culture, the first visualization of the poliovirus, and discovery of a complex that controls actin filament formation. Students pursuing advanced degrees in our Department have made many of these and other key contributions. We are also proud of our track record in medical and graduate student training. Our faculty members organize and teach courses in molecular and cellular biology, developmental biology, imaging, histology and anatomy. Many of our graduate students have developed into leaders in biomedical research in academic as well as industrial settings throughout world. We intend to maintain our strong commitment to creative scholarship and education. Our faculty members are participating in a virtual revolution in cell biology and cellular imaging. Advances in molecular biology, microscopy, and computing are making it possible to obtain high-resolution molecular structures and to record three-dimensional time-lapse video images of proteins in living cells. We are applying these approaches to elucidate the basic mechanisms of cell polarity, membrane trafficking and secretion, organelle formation, cell motility, and cell-cell adhesion. Cell biological approaches will be one of the key means for sorting out the functions of genes now that the human genome project is completed. These fundamental aspects of cell and multicellular behavior are important for immunology, embryonic development, cancer, and neuroscience. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions provide an excellent scientific environment that is well known throughout the scientific community. The close-knit and supportive atmosphere is filled with curious and hard-working students, faculty, fellows, and staff. Please contact us if you would like more information or would like to arrange a visit. | 
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