The graduate program in the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy offers research training opportunities in the dynamic field of cell biology. The department has strong collaborative ties with many of the research centers, institutes and clinical departments on campus and offers a rich environment for scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge.
Students are graduate research assistants and have the opportunity to pursue research
that covers the continuum of development, normal processes, disease/degeneration and
death. Some of our faculty investigate polarity and patterning in developing organisms.
Other faculty members study mechanisms of protection, repair and regeneration related
to diseases of the kidney, bone, breast, visual and auditory systems and the central
nervous system. A broad array of genetic, molecular, cell biological, and biochemical
tools are used in vivo and in vitro studies of multiple model systems including rodents,
zebrafish, drosophila. There are numerous substantive interactions with clinicians
offering myriad opportunities for translational research.
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Frederick Baker
Theresa Akoto
Husam Bensreti
Anik Tuladhar
Jennifer Dorn
Phylicia Allen
Kazi Rafsan Radeen
Dima Alhamad
Hannah Youngblood, PhD ~ July 2022; Dr. Yutao Liu
Emily Parker, PhD ~ June 2022; Dr. Mark Hamrick
Shannon Barwick, PhD ~ May 2022; Dr. Sylvia Smith
Mackenzie Hagan, PhD ~ May 2021; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Chandler Goldman, PhD ~ August 2020; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Devi Prasad Boggupalli, PhD ~ May 2020; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Helen Kaiser, PhD ~ May 2020; Dr. Mark Hamrick
Ting Liu, PhD ~ May 2020; Dr. Jian-Kang Chen
Jingwen Cai, PhD ~ December 2019; Dr. Yutao Liu
Jessica Pierce, PhD ~ December 2019; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Mariam Khaled, PhD ~ May 2019; Dr. Yutao Liu
Soumya Navneet, PhD ~ May 2019; Dr. Sylvia Smith
Khaled El Masry, PhD ~ May 2018; Dr. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey
Lawrence Hicks, PhD ~ May 2018; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Chunyuan Guo, PhD ~ August 2017; Dr. Zheng Dong
Kate Buckley, PhD ~ October 2015; Dr. William Hill
Paulomi Sanghavi, PhD ~ August 2015; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Shanu Markand, PhD ~ May 2015; Dr. Sylvia Smith
R. Nicole Howie, PhD ~ April 2015; Dr. Mohammed Elsalanty
