• Cynthia Miranti, PhD

    Targeting the Extracellular Matrix and Tumor Microenvironment

  • Casey Romanoski, PhD

    Systems Genetics Approaches to Identify Mechanisms of Complex Diseases

  • LEADERS

    Training Our Next Leaders in Biomedical Research

  • Curtis Thorne, PhD

    Discovering Signals Controlling Cell Fate of Regenerative Tissues

  • Gus Mouneimne, PhD

    Understanding How Cytoskeletal Architecture Regulates Cancer Metastasis

  • Julie Ledford, PhD

    Immunological Roles of Endogenous Lung Proteins

  • RESEARCH

    An Established Leader in Cutting-edge Research

  • Henk Granzier, PhD

    Studying the roles of titin and nebulin in striated muscle

  • Nathan Ellis, PhD

    Aberrant DNA Replication and Genomic Instability

  • Jared Churko, PhD

    Informatics to Understand Cardiovascular Development and Disease Mechanisms

  • DISCOVERY

    A Thriving Environment for Biomedical Discovery

  • Jean Wilson, PhD

    Cell biology of barrier function in inflammatory bowel diseases

  • Donata Vercelli, MD

    Uncovering mechanisms that control susceptibility to complex lung diseases

  • Brett Colson, PhD

    Deciphering the Structural Basis for Muscle Contraction at the Molecular Level

  • Noel Warfel, PhD

    Modeling the Effects of Hypoxia on Cancer Cells and Tumor Angiogenesis

Research

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Arizona is home to leaders in many areas of biomedical research. Department faculty run active research programs in modern molecular and cellular biology, which include areas of developmental biology, neuroscience, parasitology, immunology, cancer biology, and cellular structure and function. The Department strives to create a stimulating academic environment while performing cutting edge research in the biomedical sciences.

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