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
Cell Biology
Faculty Spotlight
Ruth Lehmann
Professor of Biology; Director, Whitehead InstituteRuth Lehmann studies the biological origins of germ cells, and how they transmit the potential to build a completely new organism to their offspring.
