Seeing the pattern

Antagonistic signaling peptides determine plant tissue patterns.

Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions

It is an inevitable consequence of life that cells interact with their local environment. Cells need to respond to cues from their interactions, be they physical interactions with neighboring cells or chemical interactions with the environment. MCB faculty take a wide variety of approaches to understand the broad scope of cell signaling and adaption.

Model Curricula

Autumn

MCB 529
Cell Migration

CONJ 531
Signaling Mechanisms in Excitable Cells

CONJ 532
Signal Transduction: from the cell membrane to the nucleus

GENOME 553
Advanced Genetic Analysis

winter

CONJ 544
Protein Structure, Modification and Regulation

spring

BSTR 590
Cryo-electron microscopy of biological macromolecules and complexes

MCB 539
Biological Basis of Neoplasia

MCB 543
Logic Constructs and Methodologies of Biological Research

NEURO 548, PBIO 548
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity

Dr. Hannele Ruohola-Baker works with students to understand the cellular signals for development

Understanding signals

From interpreting signals at the plasma membrane, to transducing them through the cytoplasm, to responding to them in the nucleus and other key organelles, Seattle MCB faculty are leading the way to understand cell signaling and interactions. Seattle MCB students are on the cutting-edge using innovative approaches to explore the wide gamut of physiological processes involved in the integration of signals and the subsequent cellular responses.

Faculty Area Directors: Sandra Bajjalieh

Student Area Directors: Amanda Bradley

Lab Openings

Rajan Lab:
All Quarters, Permanent Position

Paredez Lab:
Permanent Position

Bajjalieh Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Bornfeldt Lab:
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Berg Lab:
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Hague Lab:
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Furlong Lab:
Spring

Crowder Lab:
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Moens Lab:
Spring, Summer, Winter, Permanent Position

Maly Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Miller Lab:
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Greenberg Lab:
Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Cooper Lab:
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Gardner Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Gerner Lab:
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Grundner Lab:
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Gumbiner Lab:
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Ruohola-Baker Lab:
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Bai Lab:
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Nemhauser Lab:
Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Chamberlain Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Villen Lab:
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Parrish Lab:
Autumn, Spring

Bomsztyk Lab:
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Cheung Lab:
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Torii Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Lagunoff Lab:
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Wang Lab:
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Ailion Lab:
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McKnight Lab:
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Merz Lab:
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Campbell Lab:
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Mougous Lab:
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Prlic Lab:
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Zheng Lab:
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Bermingham-McDonogh Lab:
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Liu Lab:
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Queitsch Lab:
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Yablonka-Reuveni Lab:

Tian Lab:
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Scott Lab:
Spring, Winter

Hoppins Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

Saha Lab:
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Parkhurst Lab:
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Imaizumi Lab:
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Gujral Lab:
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Vasioukhin Lab:
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Xu Lab:
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Kwon Lab:
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Xia Lab:
Autumn, Spring, Winter, Permanent Position

News & Events

Upcoming Event

Currently no scheduled event for Cell Signaling & Cell/Environment Interactions. Please review the calendar for a full list of upcoming events.