Yana Zavros, PhD

Organoid-based Pre-clinical Models to Study Gastric and Pancreatic Diseases
Brett Colson, PhD

Deciphering the Structural Basis for Muscle Contraction at the Molecular Level
Joann Sweasy, PhD

Mechanistic Insights Into the Roles of Aberrant DNA Repair
DISCOVERY

A Thriving Environment for Biomedical Discovery
Anne Cress, PhD

Regulation of Integrin Structure and Function in Human Cancer Cell Progression
Carol Gregorio, PhD

Cytoskeletal Proteins in Striated Muscle Health and Disease
Henk Granzier, PhD

Studying the roles of titin and nebulin in striated muscle
Noel Warfel, PhD

Modeling the Effects of Hypoxia on Cancer Cells and Tumor Angiogenesis
LEADERS

Training Our Next Leaders in Biomedical Research
Nathan Ellis, PhD

Aberrant DNA Replication and Genomic Instability
Jared Churko, PhD

Informatics to Understand Cardiovascular Development and Disease Mechanisms
Cynthia Miranti, PhD

Targeting the Extracellular Matrix and Tumor Microenvironment
Keith Maggert, PhD

Understanding the Origins of Genome Instability
Greg Rogers, PhD

Investigating Mechanisms of Genomic Integrity
Donata Vercelli, MD

Uncovering mechanisms that control susceptibility to complex lung diseases

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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