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Department of Cell and Tissue Biology

The Department of Cell and Tissue Biology (CTB) includes faculty, postdoctoral fellows, as well as graduate students in programs ranging from Biomedical Sciences, Tetrad, and Biophysics to Developmental & Stem Cell Biology and Oral & Craniofacial Sciences. 

CTB faculty members are committed to graduate education and postgraduate training, and are actively engaged in ensuring a collaborative and collegial environment.

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Research in Cell and Tissue Biology

Faculty in the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology investigate basic molecular, cellular, and tissue processes to achieve fundamental insights, and as a vehicle for understanding and treating disease. 

Research in CTB seeks to understand how molecular and biophysical cues control cellular organization and behavior across scales, how cell fate and resulting tissue form and function are established and maintained, and how biochemical, biomechanical, and other modes of cell communication transmit information.

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Contact our department chair

Jeffrey Bush, PhD 
Leland and Gladys Barber Endowed Chair in Dentistry 
UCSF School of Dentistry 
513 Parnassus Ave, HSW 612 
Campus Box 0512 
San Francisco, CA 94143-0512 
jeffrey.bush@ucsf.edu

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Support CTB research

Advancing discovery in cell and tissue biology requires sustained investment in innovative research, training, and collaboration. Your contribution to the Cell and Tissue Biology General Support Fund helps advance scientific discovery, support trainees, and drive breakthroughs that improve human health.