Molecular & Cell Biology
The Department of Molecular & Cell Biology was established in July 1998 to decipher the genetic, molecular, and biochemical causes of oral health disorders and their possible relationships with other systemic dysfunctions. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research’s recent strategic plan for biomedical research emphasizes the importance of interfacing basic science research with oral medicine.
The department’s faculty members have significant national and international reputations for their studies of:
- The biogenesis of nonpathogenic and pathogenic yeast cell wall
- The role of glycoconjugates during development
- The molecular basis for inflammation-promoted tumorigenesis
- The role of proteases in pancreatitis
The department is housed in Boston University’s Evans Building, near many basic and clinical departments of Boston University Medical Center. It has all the research equipment and facilities for conducting state-of-the-art research using a combination of molecular and cell biology as well as biochemistry and genetics.
For additional information on the department, please contact:
- Name
- Dorothea C. Abbott
- Designation
- Manager of Operations
- Phone
- 617-414-1040
- Fax
- 617-414-1041
- dabbott@bu.edu
