Areas of Research

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Biochemistry

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The Biochemistry faculty investigate the function of macromolecular protein and nucleic acid “machines”

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Computational Biology

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Computational Biology faculty model the dynamics, structures, and evolution of macromolecules and biochemical reactions

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Cell Biology

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Our Cell Biology faculty study the processes and diseases associated with intracellular organelles and cellular processes

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Developmental Biology

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The Developmental Biology faculty use model organisms to understand how genes coordinate events during animal development

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Ecology

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Faculty in Ecology investigate how microbes, plants, and animals respond to their environments

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Evolution

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Evolution at all levels of organization are studied by the faculty in evolutionary biology

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Genetics

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The Genetics faculty use model systems to define how gene function orchestrates cellular events and animal physiology

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Microbiology

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Our Microbiology faculty study how pathogenic microbes and viruses infect and replicate in their hosts

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Molecular Biology

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Understanding events involving DNA, RNA, and protein “factories” represent the focus of the Molecular Biology faculty

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Structural Biology

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The Structural Biology faculty visualize how protein and nucleic acid complexes assemble and catalyze biological processes

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