Dwyer lab shows how aberrant neural stem cell divisions cause brain malformation

7/1/2021

Neural stem cells divide rapidly to grow the brain during development. The Dwyer Lab has discovered a role for the gene Cep55 in ensuring the speed and success rate of…

The Renin Cell Baroreceptor, A Nuclear Mechanotransducer Central for Homeostasis

5/17/2021

UVA Author: Douglas DeSimone Citation: Watanabe H, Belyea BC, Paxton RL, et al. Renin Cell Baroreceptor, a Nuclear Mechanotransducer Central for Homeostasis. Circ Res. 2021;129(2):262-276. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.318711 DOI: Pub-Med Number:…

Karen Hirschi lab getting media attention for recent publications on the production of blood stem cells from endothelium

5/6/2021

Dr. Karen Hirschi’s laboratory in Cell Biology (along with collaborators from Yale University and Stanford University) are attracting considerable attention for two papers published in December, 2020 (Inside UVa and…

Salmonella Typhimurium manipulates macrophage cholesterol homeostasis through the SseJ-mediated suppression of the host cholesterol transport protein ABCA1

5/6/2021

UVA Author: James Casanova Citation: Greene AR, Owen KA, Casanova JE.Cell Microbiol. 2021 Mar 20:e13329. doi: 10.1111/cmi.13329. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33742761 DOI: Pub-Med Number: 33742761 Upon infection of…

Loss of Coiled-Coil Protein Cep55 Impairs Neural Stem Cell Abscission and Results in p53-Dependent Apoptosis in Developing Cortex

4/21/2021

Tissue-Resident Macrophage Development and Function

1/28/2021

UVA Author: Karen Hirschi Citation: Wu Y, Hirschi KK. Tissue-Resident Macrophage Development and Function. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021;8:617879. Published 2021 Jan 8. doi:10.3389/fcell.2020.617879 DOI: Pub-Med Number: 33490082 Tissue-resident…

Graduate student-run reflections on anti-racism and inclusion gaining attention

10/23/2020

In response to the greatest social unrest in our country in a generation, a group of PhD students within the Cell and Developmental Biology training program, led by Faith Karanja,…

Anti-Racism Efforts in Cell Biology – A Start

6/11/2020

All of us have been struggling to come to terms with the horror of George Floyd’s death and to confront the reality of continuing entrenched racism within our society.  Gustavo…

Chris Bott chosen as 2020 CDB training program Outstanding Student of the Year

4/10/2020

Recent PhD graduate Christopher Bott has been chosen as the Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) training program’s Outstanding Student of the Year. As such, he will the CDB Program’s nominee…

2020 SDB Lifetime Achievement Award

1/22/2020

The Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) has announced that Dr. Ray Keller, Professor of Biology and Cell Biology, will receive the 2020 SDB Lifetime Achievement Award this July at the…