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

Iain M. Cheeseman
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Iain M. Cheeseman

Herman and Margaret Sokol Professor of Biology; Core Member, Whitehead Institute; Associate Department Head

Iain Cheeseman analyzes the process by which cells duplicate, focusing on how the molecular machinery that segregates the chromosomes is rewired across diverse physiological contexts.

How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

RNA editing study finds many ways for neurons to diversify

Alternate proteins from the same gene contribute differently to health and rare disease

Q&A: Picower researchers including MIT Biology faculty Sara Prescott join effort to investigate the ‘Biology of Adversity’

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