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Cell and Developmental Biology

Contact: Joseph W. Sanger, PhD, Chair
Location: 1135 Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315 464-5120
Email: www.upstate.edu/cdb
Website: Cell and Developmental Biology Program

This program awards:

  • PhD in Anatomy
  • MS in Anatomy

Research in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology is focused in two main areas:

BioChem

Mammalian neural development and regeneration

This study includes the ability of stem cells to repair injuries in the central nervous system, the role of specific genes in development of somatosensory connections in the neonate, and development of the neuromuscular junction.

Role of cell adhesion in regulating
the cytoskeleton and cell motility

Work on regulation of the leukocyte actin cytoskeleton by integrin activation, regulation of fibroblast adhesion to the extracellular matrix through the formation of focal adhesion complexes, and regulation of flagellar motility in response to changes in intracellular calcium ion signaling.
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Sanger

Joseph W. Sanger, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, is one of four scientists elected to the first class of fellows of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA).

The honor recognizes Sangerís excellence in science and his overall contributions to the anatomical sciences. Founded in 1888, the AAA represents biomedical researchers and educators who are the primary educators of first-year medical students.

Sanger joined the SUNY Upstate faculty in 2006, after a 35-year career at the University of Pennsylvania. Sangerís research focus is the assembly and dynamics of the cytoskeleton of vertebrate muscle and non-muscle cells. His research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).