collaboration in the life sciences - The School of Molecular and ...

Despite a challenging economic climate, The School of
Molecular and Cellular Biology is receiving support for many
industrious collaborative research projects, building bridges
between departments, schools, and universities in the U.S.
and abroad.
An inherently collaborative, interdisciplinary enterprise, MCB remains an established hub of scientific research in the life
sciences with its four departments—Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB), Microbiology, and Molecular and
Integrative Physiology (MIP)—and affiliations with the Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, the Program in
Neuroscience, the Medical Scholars Program, and the Institute for Genomic Biology.
As shown in this issue, much of the scientific research done in MCB has medical applications. There is a strong synergy
between MCB and the College of Medicine—fifteen MCB faculty have appointments in the College of Medicine. Two faculty
members profiled in this issue—Brenda Wilson and Dan Llano—also work closely with hospitals and medical centers.
Our faculty often divide affiliations, creating cross-pollination between MCB and other units on campus—
the School of Chemical Sciences, the School of Integrative Biology, and
the Department of Comparative Biosciences.
Moreover, our faculty routinely log discoveries and publish papers
in cooperation with researchers at other U.S. universities, and
internationally.
This issue of MCB magazine is dedicated to providing a
cross-section of these projects, and profiles of scientists
whose work crosses intellectual, organizational,
and geographic boundaries.
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