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.

A genome-wide screen in live hosts reveals new secrets of parasite infection

“Vaults” within germ cells offer more than safekeeping

CHARMed collaboration creates a potent therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases

She’s fighting to stop the brain disease that killed her mother before it gets her

New technique reveals how gene transcription is coordinated in cells

Microscope system sharpens scientists’ view of neural circuit connections

Taking RNAi from interesting science to impactful new treatments

Ragon faculty finds intricate functions of Resident Tissue Macrophages (RTM’s) extend beyond immune defense