Developing Scientific Knowledge Through Research-Intensive Training

The Departments of Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, & Regenerative Medicine (DCBRM) offer both a 1-year and 2-year postbaccalaureate research program designed to provide college graduates with additional research experience to make them competitive for advanced careers in biomedical science. Both programs provide a fully funded research position in labs performing cutting edge research.


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Julianna Determan presents poster at ISSCR and releases first publication

Julianna Determan presents poster at ISSCR and releases first publication
Julianna Determan of the 2023 class presented a poster titled “Patient stem cell-derived models of brain development with pathogenic DNMT3A mutation exhibit altered physiology, growth, and function” at ISSCR. She also participated in her first publication “Regulation of human coritcal interneuron development b the chromatin remodeling protein CHD2” in Scientific Reports.

Madeline Ryan presented a poster at the joint meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology

Madeline Ryan presented a poster at the joint meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Madeline Ryan presented a poster at the joint meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology in Vancouver, Canada on July 17-20, 2022. The title of the poster is, “An adhesion code coordinates precise pattern formation and proper morphogenesis of the zebrafish neural tube”.

Hunter Yamada presents poster at MWZFC

Hunter Yamada presents poster at MWZFC
Hunter Yamada (Mokalled Lab) presented a poster at the Midwest Zebrafish Conference on May 20-22. “Molecular and genetic tracing of progenitor cells during innate spinal cord repair”

This program is co-coordinated by the Department of Developmental Biology, the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, and the Center of Regenerative Medicine.