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Phone: 612-624-3110
Fax: 612-626-6140
Email: gcd@umn.edu

University of Minnesota
Genetics, Cell Biology and
Development
6-160 Jackson Hall
321 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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Vision Statement
The Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development (GCD) spans a broad spectrum of biological disciplines, including the storage and expression of information (genetics), its translation into the workings of individual cells (cell biology), and the assembly of cells into tissues and organ systems (development).  Our vision for the future of the Department embraces three critical strategies: 1) integration of methods and ideas across disciplines, 2) collaborative projects that assemble the people required to achieve that integration, and 3) strategic use of model systems that provide the most powerful experimental access to important biological and medical problems.  With our uniquely diverse expertise, these approaches allow us to build upon innovative basic science and to translate fundamental discoveries into direct benefits for society. (Strategies and Outcomes)




This Week's Seminars:
Monday, November 30:
Characterization of a co-factor involved in ecdysone biosynthesis
Rachel Herder
(O'Connor Lab)
Noon, 2-101 Nils Hasselmo Hall

Thurs., November 26:
Thanksgiving - no seminar



Next Week's Seminars:

Monday, November 23:
Heparan Sulfate Fine Structure and Its Role in Wg Morphogen Gradient Formation
Adam Kleinschmidt
(Nakato Lab)
Noon, 2-101 Nils Hasselmo Hall

Thurs., December 3:
Translational Control of Cell Fate at the Ribosome Recruitment Step
Dr. Peter Bitterman,
University of Minnesota
Noon, 2-101 Nils Hasselmo Hall

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