{"id":739,"date":"2015-06-24T13:10:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T17:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:37:23","slug":"cell-and-molecular-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/research\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell &#038; Molecular Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Program in Cell &amp; Molecular Biology includes a broad range of research opportunities in areas of contemporary molecular biology and cell biology, including developmental biology, cell signaling, gene regulation, apoptosis, systems biology, immunology, cancer biology, metabolism and physiology, genetics and genomics, and microbiology. A variety of approaches are utilized, including genetics, biochemistry, microscopy, and bioinformatics. Scientific questions are explored using a number of model systems covering the evolutionary spectrum, notably humans, mice, rats, sea urchins, zebrafish, frogs, fruit flies, sea anemones, plants, and microorganisms.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/biology-graduate-program\/biology-graduate-program-research-areas\/cell-and-molecular-biology\/\">Cell and Molecular program <\/a>are exposed to training in a wide variety of scientific areas.\u00a0 Interdisciplinary scientific interactions are provided through the graduate program in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mcbb\">Molecular Biology, Cell Biology &amp; Biochemistry<\/a>, which also includes faculty from the Departments of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bme\">Biomedical Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\">Chemistry<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/physics.bu.edu\/\">Physics<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/academics\/health-sciences\">Health Sciences<\/a>. The computational approaches used in many research laboratories are bolstered by their affiliation with the graduate program in <a href=\"http:\/\/bioinformatics.bu.edu\/\">Bioinformatics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-size:14pt; color:#cc0000;\">Faculty with Related Research<\/h5>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-4134 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/beffert\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2017\/03\/Beffert-dl-e1489181423595-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2017\/03\/Beffert-dl-e1489181423595-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2017\/03\/Beffert-dl-e1489181423595-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Uwe Beffert<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Research Assistant Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-540 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/gary-benson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2015\/07\/benson2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/07\/benson2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2015\/07\/benson2.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Gary Benson<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-542 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/cynthia-a-bradham\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2020\/09\/CBradham-photo-2018-cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2020\/09\/CBradham-photo-2018-cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2020\/09\/CBradham-photo-2018-cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Cynthia A. Bradham<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell &#038; Molecular Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-15709 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/sofia-casasa\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2022\/11\/Sofia-Casasa-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2022\/11\/Sofia-Casasa-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2022\/11\/Sofia-Casasa-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Sof\u00eda Casasa<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Assistant Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-548 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/john-l-celenza\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2015\/07\/celenza.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">John L. Celenza<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry &#038; Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-16776 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/lynne-chantranupong\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2023\/08\/Headshot-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2023\/08\/Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2023\/08\/Headshot-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Lynne Chantranupong<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Assistant Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-14972 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/brian-cleary\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2022\/08\/Brian-Cleary-e1660663834651-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2022\/08\/Brian-Cleary-e1660663834651-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2022\/08\/Brian-Cleary-e1660663834651-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Brian Cleary<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-550 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/elizabeth-co\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2016\/11\/Co-web-e1478184152330-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2016\/11\/Co-web-e1478184152330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2016\/11\/Co-web-e1478184152330-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2016\/11\/Co-web-e1478184152330.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Elizabeth Co<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Master Lecturer in Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-560 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/john-r-finnerty\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/Finnerty2024-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/Finnerty2024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/Finnerty2024-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/Finnerty2024-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/Finnerty2024-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/Finnerty2024.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">John R. Finnerty<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior &#038; Evolution<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-11350 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/ana-fiszbein\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2020\/06\/WYdAAG2i_400x400-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2020\/06\/WYdAAG2i_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2020\/06\/WYdAAG2i_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2020\/06\/WYdAAG2i_400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Ana Fiszbein<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Assistant Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-661 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/horacio-frydman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2019\/12\/Frydman1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2019\/12\/Frydman1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2019\/12\/Frydman1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Horacio Frydman<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Associate Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-4091 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/juan-fuxman-bass\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/FuxmanBass-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/FuxmanBass-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/03\/FuxmanBass-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Juan Fuxman Bass<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Associate Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-15613 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/mikel-garcia-marcos\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2024\/07\/IMG_6574-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/07\/IMG_6574-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2024\/07\/IMG_6574-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Mikel Garcia-Marcos<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Professor of Biochemistry and Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-657 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/thomas-gilmore\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2017\/03\/Gilmore-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2017\/03\/Gilmore-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2017\/03\/Gilmore-web-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Thomas Gilmore<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology &#038; Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-mini post-564 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/angela-ho\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-mini\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-mini\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"136\" height=\"136\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2015\/07\/ho.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-details profile-details-mini\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-mini\">Angela Ho<\/h6><p class=\"profile-title profile-title-mini\">Professor of Biology<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li 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