Cell Biology

Cell Biology

cell division • organelle biogenesis and inheritance • cytoskeleton • signal transduction • cell motility • cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions • cell shape changes • metabolism • protein sorting and trafficking • cell wall and cell membrane biogenesis • nutrients and growth control

Hernandez Moura Silva
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Hernandez Moura Silva

Assistant Professor of Biology; Core Member, Ragon Institute; HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar

Hernandez Moura Silva seeks to understand how the immune system supports tissue physiology to unveil new approaches to treat human diseases.

Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters

Research Threads: One lab’s detective work reveals secrets of immortal cells

A more precise way to edit the genome

Little picture, large revelations

Inflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply again

Locally produced proteins help mitochondria function

Mapping cells in time and space: a new tool reveals a detailed history of tumor growth

Putting liver cells in context: new method combines imaging and sequencing to study gene function in living tissue