Cell Biology

Joint Heads of Division
Ramanujan HegdeandMadeline Lancaster
Divisional Administrator
Alison Turnock
Assistant Divisional Administrator
Sara Clifton
Contact Division
+44 (0) 1223 267030

Fluorescent micrograph of a multicellular spheroid showing cyan-stained cytoplasmic regions and magenta-stained cell membranes.

The Cell Biology Division investigates the molecular organisation of individual cells and how groups of cells form tissues and organisms.

We aim to provide mechanistic explanations for human physiology and how it is corrupted in disease.

A microscopic image of a placental organoid, with stem cells shown in magenta and more specialised cells in cyan. Learn how 3D stem-cell models are used to study early human development.

Major areas of research include protein homeostasis, organelle biology, cytoskeleton and transport, cellular timekeeping, tissue formation, and embryonic development. These fundamental processes are investigated using a combination of light microscopy, mass spectrometry, genetics, biochemistry, electron microscopy and in vitro techniques. The Cell Biology Division’s groups are highly interactive, creating synergy on several shared themes, including cellular homeostasis and tissue formation.

Cell biologists are in an incredibly exciting era in which we can explore how life works from molecules to physiology.

Ramanujan Hegde

JOINT HEAD OF DIVISION

Group Leaders

Buzz BaumCell BiologyThe generation and evolution of biological form: from archaea to eukaryotes
Simon BullockCell BiologyMolecular cell biology of cytoskeletal transport
Emmanuel DeriveryCell BiologyMolecular basis of cell polarisation and asymmetry
Juliette FedryCell BiologyCellular proteostasis networks in physiology and diseases
Ramanujan HegdeCell BiologyMembrane protein biosynthesis and quality control
Madeline LancasterCell BiologyHuman brain development and evolution
Roni Levin KonigsbergCell BiologyMolecular physiology of phagocytic cells in health and disease
Kate McDoleCell BiologyMorphogenesis of the early mammalian embryo
Sean MunroCell BiologyOrganisation of the Golgi apparatus
John O’NeillCell BiologyCellular rhythms, signalling and metabolic regulation
Lalita RamakrishnanMolecular Immunity Unit, Cell BiologyMechanisms of tuberculosis pathogenesis
Marta ShahbaziCell BiologyCell fate decisions in the early mammalian embryo