Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Recent News
Regents Approve Five MCDB Faculty Promotions
Joining the professor rank: Aton, Miller and Nandakumar; associate professor with tenure: Clowney and Vecchiarelli. Vecchiarelli also received a 2024 Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award
Different means to the same end: How a worm protects its chromosomes
In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JK Nandakumar and his team identify the specific domains in the proteins used by C. elegans-- a different solution than that used by mammals to protect their telomeres.
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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
Events
Jun
12
MCDB Defense> Developmental regulators of sex determination and dosage compensation in
C. elegans
Eshna Jash
12:00 PM
Biological Sciences Building
Jul
12
MCDB Seminar> Mercado, Title to be Announced
Nicolle Rosa Mercado, Johns Hopkins University
12:00 PM
1060
Biological Sciences Building
Aug
09
MCDB Seminar> Andrea Cuentas-Condori Title TBA
Andrea Cuentas-Condori, Yale University
12:00 PM
1060
Biological Sciences Building