Cell biology
Overview
Our health, and consequently our lives, depend on the coordinated activities of our individual cells. Disruption of these important processes can lead to disease.
Scientists in VAI’s Department of Cell Biology investigate how cells grow, communicate, survive, assemble into tissues, respond to the environment and change with age.
Their transformative work aims to yield new diagnostic and treatment strategies to improve the quality of life for people with cancer, bone diseases and rare disorders.
Our Faculty
Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf, Ph.D.
Interim Chair, Department of Cell Biology; Professor, Department of Epigenetics
Epigenetic Regulation and Environmental Impacts
Stephanie Grainger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Wnt Signaling in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development and Cancer
Brian Haab, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Pancreatic Cancer Identification Using Glycans
H. Josh Jang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Leveraging epigenetic and metabolic vulnerabilities to improve immunotherapy
Matt Steensma, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Translational NF1 Oncology
Bart Williams, Ph.D.
Director, Core Technologies and Services; Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Cell Signaling and Carcinogenesis
