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Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Recent News
Studying plant DNA in a war zone
Funded as part of the NSF's IMPRESS-U to support Ukrainian researchers and draw them into the international research community, MCDB's Wierzbicki is collaborating with scientists from Ukraine and Poland to explore how DNA is organized in chloroplasts.
Miller Lab: Vinculin maintains junction integrity and barrier function at epithelial tricellular junctions
New paper in Current Biology reveals the role of the protein Vinculin in reinforcing cell junctions where three cells come together to maintain tissue integrity when epithelial tissues experience increased mechanical stresses
Contact Information
Undergraduates and Prospective Majors:
Contact the Program in Biology
734-763-7984
lsa-biology-advising@umich.edu
Graduate students:
Contact Mary Carr, Graduate Coordinator
mcdb.grad.programs@umich.edu
MCDB Merch
Show your MCDB spirit wherever you go! MCDB has partnered with Ann Arbor T-Shirt Company to offer MCDB-branded rain jackets, polo shirts, hats and much more in an online store. Items are made-to-order in a variety of sizes.