分子，细胞和发育生物学哲学博士-细胞生物学

该程序专注于控制细胞功能和形态发生以及正在发展的生物体中的细胞行为的分子机制。研究主题包括：细胞极性，细胞骨架在细胞功能和形状中的调控，膜运输，差异基因表达的调控，发育形态发生，染色体保真度的维持以及信号转导。该小组对研究生和博士后科学家的培训是多学科的，包括遗传学，分子生物学，生物化学和显微镜学。分子生物学，细胞生物学和发育生物学（MCDB）的研究生研究得到了分子生物科学系内强大的跨学科和合作研究小组的支持，该小组由著名教授，学生，博士后研究员以及与之合作的研究人员组成在他们的实验室中。MCDB研究人员
This program is focused on the molecular mechanisms that control cellular function and morphogenesis as well as cellular behavior in developing organisms. Research topics include: cell polarity, regulation of the cytoskeleton in cell function and shape, membrane trafficking, regulation of differential gene expression, developmental morphogenesis, maintenance of chromosomal fidelity, and signal transduction. Training of graduate students and post-doctoral scientists in the group is multidisciplinary and includes genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and microscopy. Graduate study in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) is supported by a strong interdisciplinary and collaborative group of researchers within the Department of Molecular Biosciences composed of noted professors and the students, post-doctoral associates, and research staff who work with them in their labs. MCDB researchers seek to address a range of fundamental biomedical questions at the molecular and cellular level. Research areas include modern cell biology, genetics, genomics, developmental biology, cancer biology and neurobiology. Researchers utilize this collaborative environment to leverage the intellectual expertise and tools from multiple labs to study problems at the cutting edge of science using novel, synthetic approaches and a wide variety of model organisms. MCDB researchers have access to numerous excellent core facilities (including microscopy and imaging, biomolecular NMR, protein production, protein structure/crystallography, high throughput screening, mass spectrometry, genome sequencing, bioinformatics, and computational modeling cores) and state-of-the-art equipment. MCDB research activities are strongly supported by public and private funding sources, notably the NSF and NIH, and members have also secured seed grants through the KU Research Investment Council to develop multidisciplinary centers promoting the four KU Strategic Initiatives. In addition, MCDB researchers have close ties with researchers in several other departments at KU-Lawrence as well as the KU Medical Center, and have considerable cross-disciplinary collaboration within KU (e.g. School of Pharmacy.