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The Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan Medical School educates and trains undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-graduate students in the areas of cell biology, embryology, neurobiology, organogenesis and developmental biology. The history of the department is a fascinating one.

Announcements

Student and Faculty Committee Lists available.

Congratulations To:

Sun-Kee Kim on his 2011 Endowment for the Basic Sciences Teaching Award.

Yukiko Yamashita has won the prestigious MacArthur award

Jun-Lin Guan and Lois Weisman are among newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Bing Ye has been named a 2010 Pew Scholar, along with 20 other outstanding early to mid-career biomedical scientists. In addition, he has been awarded a Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience.

Brandon Carpenter, has been awarded a Rackham Graduate Student Research Grants for 2011-2012.

Mo Weng (Lee Lab) recepient of a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship 2011-2012 and Rackham Conference Travel Grant.

Ajay Prakash for earning an F30 NRSA grant award from the NIH

Stef Linn (Barald lab) has received the Outstanding GSI Award!

Lori Longeway received a 'Making A Difference' award from the Health System


Events

Noon BSRB Seminar Room ABC, unless otherwise noted

February
Molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal polarity and morphogenesis in vivo
Franck Polleux, Scripps Research Institute 		Feb 8
11:30
MS I**
Burton Baker Lecture
Using Stem Cell and Reprogramming Approaches to Study Motor Neuron Disease
Kevin Eggan, Harvard		 Feb 15
3-4
BSRB Kahn Auditorium
A new player in the regulation of AMPK signaling
Ken Inoki, University of Michigan		 Feb 22
March
Wiring the Functional Brain
Hisashi Umemori, University of Michigan		 Mar 14
Apoptotic and non-apoptotic functions of BCL2 family members
Barbara Conradt, Ludwig		 Mar 28
5915 BUHL
April
Sarah Newman Lecture
Cells, tissues and organismal regulation of Insulin signaling in Drosophila
Norert Perrimon		 Apr 11
3-4
May
Dan Camerini-Otero, NIH May 9
Phil Newmark, University of Illinois May 23
** MS I refers to 2710 Furstenberg, Medical Science Building
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