Cell Biology

The Molecular Biosciences Program offers numerous opportunities for study and research into fundamental problems in mammalian, plant and fungal cell biology. Students can choose to enter the Rutgers/UMDNJ Joint Program in Cell and Developmental Biology, which includes over 100 research laboratories.

These include:

• Two Howard Hughes laboratories
• Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience
• Rutgers Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
• UMDNJ Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
• Institute for Human Genetics
• Laboratory for Cancer Research
• Cancer Institute of New Jersey
• Waksman Institute
• Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine

Laboratory research programs include studies extending from the investigation of basic cellular and molecular processes to research into complex human diseases.

Topics of research include cutting-edge programs in:

• Cell Growth and Cancer
• Programmed Cell Death
• Regulation of Growth and Cell Division
• Membrane Growth and Assembly
• Nerve Cell Growth and Targeting
• Intracellular Vesicular Movements and Targeting
• Molecular Motors
• Cellular Movement

Investigators employ highly interdisciplinary approaches to the study of molecular cell biology including computational, genetic, biochemical, and biophysical methods.

Resources available to the graduate group include world class facilities for:

• Confocal, Deconvolution and Electron Microscopy
• Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting Analysis
• Proteomics and Genomics Tools
• Advanced Computational Facilities
• Powerful NMR Spectroscopy and X-ray Crystallography facilities for the analysis of macromolecular interactions and macromolecular structure determinations

For more information about studies in Molecular Cell Biology, search this website using the terms: molecular biology, cell biology, neurobiology, neuroscience, or any of the research topics described above.