Welcome to the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

The Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (GDCB) focuses primarily on biological function at the cellular and subcellular level, using molecular, genetic, computational and biochemical approaches to understanding biological function. The Department is dedicated to biological discovery and excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, with research and teaching missions encompassing fundamental cellular and subcellular processes, including genome dynamics, cell structure and function, cellular metabolism, cellular response to environmental and developmental signals, and molecular mechanisms of development.

Faculty, staff and graduate students are housed in Bessey Hall, Science Hall II, the Molecular Biology Building and the Roy J. Carver Co-Laboratory. The main administrative office for GDCB is located in room 1210 Molecular Biology, and there is a satellite office for GDCB in room 503 Science II.

Please explore the links listed here to learn more about the GDCB Department, including our academic programs and courses; our faculty and staff and their research areas; our ongoing events and news; our research facilities, and much more including recent GDCB faculty publications.

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