Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

Earn your PhD in Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB) at the University of Michigan. Learn at a university that celebrates high-impact discovery-driven research.

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New Publication by the Lowenstein lab!

Nature Cancer published, "Oncostreams organize peritumoral glioma infiltration," by Pedro R. Lowenstein.

Read article https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-025-01022-0

New Publication from the Lowenstein and .g.castro.589 Labs!

Cancer Cell published, "The discrete charm of oncolytic viruses: Toward the finish line," by the Lowenstein and Castro labs.

Read article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1535610825001114?via%3Dihub

The CDB PhD program at U-M offers cutting-edge training in a collaborative environment.

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Science, community, and a bit of friendly competition! After a day filled with research presentations and poster sessions, we wrapped up the CDB retreat with some pickleball fun.

It was a fantastic way to connect with our amazing CDB family!

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New Publication from the Lowenstein lab

Science Translational Medicine published, "Now you see me; now you don't," by Pedro R. Lowenstein.

Read article https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adz1286

Our 2025 CDB Scientific Retreat was a fantastic day filled with engaging talks and inspiring poster presentations! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to its success!

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Highlights from our 2025 Retreat include welcoming our newest cohort of CDB graduate students, celebrating the incredible postdocs who have joined us this year, and honoring the graduation of 15 newly minted PhDs.

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New Publication by Ligia B. Schmitd, PhD (Giger lab)!

Science Translational Medicine published, "Deletion of murine Sarm1 results in a microenvironment that delays peripheral nerve regeneration after injury," by Dr. Schmitd.

article https://michmed.org/Q9dP8

New Publication by Pilar Rivero-Ríos, PhD (Weisman lab)

New Publication by Pilar, “PI(3)P coordinates SNX17- and SNX27-dependent protein recycling for long-term synaptic plasticity,” has been published in the Journal of Cell Biology.

Read the article https://michmed.org/5Gdyb

Congratulations to Roman Giger!

Dr. Giger is the recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness Stein Innovation Award.

Learn more about the Giger lab thegigerlab.org

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