Cell Biology

Building on the department's long, rich history, faculty members merge molecular biology and microscopy techniques to focus on cellular form, function and transformation. Departmental scientists study topics including cell motility, adhesion and formation, with tools like scanning and transmission electron microscopes, peripheral quantitative computed tomography, full-body CT scanners and 3D time-lapse video imaging. Faculty participate in the graduate programs of the School of Medicine's departments of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Johns Hopkins University Department of Biology.