- Reprogrammed muscle stem cells and failed skeletal muscle regeneration (Goldhamer Lab)
- Heterotopic ossification (green) in a mouse model of FOP (Goldhamer Lab)
- Confocal image of rhodamine-labeled cells that have contributed to the developing zebrafish somite of a segmentation stage embryo following transplantation at the late blastula stage (D. Daggett).
- A migrating sheet of fish epithelial cells showing the actin cytoskeleton (green) and adhesions (orange).
Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) provides broad training in fundamental areas of cell biology, embryonic development, and regenerative biology, and students may pursue research leading to a Master's or PhD degree. Students interested in careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries may also pursue an MS degree in Applied Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the Professional Master’s Program.
Research in CDB includes investigations at the fundamental, applied, and translational levels of cell and developmental biology. Consequently, our research programs are multidisciplinary in nature and incorporate extensions into all of the other areas of concentration in MCB. Research topics include regulation and biomechanics of cell motility, cytoskeletal dynamics, cell stress responses, host-pathogen interactions, transcriptional mechanisms that regulate development and regeneration, immune cell signaling and discovery of immunomodulatory small molecules, stem cell biology, and animal models of disease.
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David Goldhamer, Program Head
860-486-8337
david.goldhamer@uconn.edu