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Phone: 612-624-3110
Fax: 612-626-6140
Email: gcd@umn.edu

University of Minnesota
Genetics, Cell Biology and
Development
6-160 Jackson Hall
321 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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Vision Statement
The Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development (GCD) spans a broad spectrum of biological disciplines, including the storage and expression of information (genetics), its translation into the workings of individual cells (cell biology), and the assembly of cells into tissues and organ systems (development).  Our vision for the future of the Department embraces three critical strategies: 1) integration of methods and ideas across disciplines, 2) collaborative projects that assemble the people required to achieve that integration, and 3) strategic use of model systems that provide the most powerful experimental access to important biological and medical problems.  With our uniquely diverse expertise, these approaches allow us to build upon innovative basic science and to translate fundamental discoveries into direct benefits for society. (Strategies and Outcomes)




Upcoming MCDB&G Thesis Defense
Friday, July 10
2pm 2-530 Moos Tower: Laura Ramsey (Farrar)
will defend her thesis titled "B cell Receptor Signaling in Receptor Editing & Leukemia"

Wednesday, July 22
9:30am 2-620 Moos Tower: Philip A Jensen (O'Connor)
will defend his thesis titled "The Activin ligand Dawdle links diet and metabolism via receptor isoform-specific signaling in Drosophila "

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GCD News & Events

Judy Berman recently published a paper titled
"Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction
in eight Candida genomes" in Nature. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v459/
n7247/full/nature08064.html#a23





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