The Cell and Molecular Biology concentration includes the greatest number of faculty members and covers research interests in cellular neurobiology, cell transport, cell physiology and toxicology, virology, immunology, molecular neurobiology, gene expression and regulation, and cellular signal transduction.   The training in this concentration is broad and consists of interdisciplinary education through research, specialized courses in advanced topics, and integration of several disciplines, and often involves collaborative efforts between preceptors from various fields.   Depending on the specific research areas, outstanding students in this concentration may be nominated for support by the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease Training Program.

• Ravi Allada, PhD: Molecular genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep
• Luis A. Nunes Amaral, PhD: Systems approach to the characterization and modeling of cellular networks
• Joseph Bass, PhD : Cell biology of diabetes mellitus
• Greg Beitel, PhD: Molecular genetics of organ morphogenesis
• Jason Brickner, PhD: Cell biology of transcription
• Michael S. Caplan, MD: Pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis
• Richard Carthew, PhD: Cell differentiation and morphogenesis of Drosophila development
• Peter Dallos, PhD: Biophysics and neurobiology of the cochlea
• Goberdhan P. Dimri, PhD: Molecular Mechanisms of Cellular Senescence and Oncogenesis in Human Cells
• Andrew Dudley, PhD: Uncovering the mechanisms that govern morphogenesis
• Heike Fölsch, PhD: Establishment and maintenance of cell polarity
• Christopher J. Froelich, MD : Function of granzymes
• Richard F. Gaber, PhD: Nutrient sensing and molecular chaperones
• Qingshen Gao, MD: Dissecting the BRCA2 tumor suppressor pathway
• Erwin Goldberg, PhD: Biochemistry and molecular biology of mammalian spermatogenesis
• Linda Hicke, PhD: Down regulation of signal transducing receptors
• Emmet Hirsch, MD: Parturition, infection and inflammation
• Robert A. Holmgren, PhD: Cell-fate specification during development
• Curt Horvath, PhD: Signal transduction and gene regulation in innate immune responses to cancer and viruses
• Tamas Jilling, MD : Pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis
• Jian-Ping Jin, PhD: Gene regulation and structure-function relationships of contractile and cytoskeleton protein
• William L. Klein, PhD : Molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease
• Carole LaBonne, PhD: Development of the vertebrate neural crest
• Robert A. Lamb, PhD: Viral glycoproteins, ion channels, and RNA-binding proteins
• Jon E. Levine, PhD : Molecular, cellular, and physiological aspects of peptidergic neuronal function
• John F. Marko, PhD: Protein-DNA interactions; chromosome structure and dynamics; single-molecule biophysics
• Andreas Matouschek, PhD: Mechanisms of macromolecular machines
• Kelly E. Mayo, PhD : Gene regulation in the mammalian neuroendocrine system
• William M. Miller, PhD: Expansion and controlled differentiation of hematopoietic (blood) stem cells
• Richard I. Morimoto, PhD: Regulation and function of molecular chaperones
• Thomas V. O'Halloran, PhD: Metalloregulatory proteins
• Toru Ouchi, PhD: Mechanism of tumor development in molecular biology, systems biology and mice model system
• Lawrence H. Pinto, PhD: Structure-function relationships of ion channels
• Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD: Ribonucleoproteins and eukaryotic gene expression
• Nelson Spruston, PhD: Dendritic integration in hippocampal pyramidal neurons
• Thomas A. Victor, MD: Effect of fatty acids on growth and differentiation of human mammary epithelial cells
• Xiaozhong (Alec) Wang, PhD: Genetic analysis of protocadherin diversity in the central nervous system
• Eric Weiss, PhD: Spatially and temporally coordinated cell growth and cell division
• Jonathan Widom, PhD: Structure and function of chromosomes, biophysical chemistry of proteins and nucleic acids