[ F05 Roster ]

The Cell Biology and Development Fellowship Study Section (F05) reviews applications in the broad areas of molecular, cellular and developmental biology when the research focus is to understand basic principles of cell structure, function, regulation and differentiation. The study section encompasses the scientific disciplines covered by the Cell Biology (CB) IRG and the Biology of Development and Aging (BDA) IRG. Examples of specific areas covered are:   Biogenesis, organization, and functions of the plasma membrane and endomembrane organelles, including transmembrane transport, vesicular transport, macromolecular trafficking, and autophagy. Cell adhesion, cell polarity, cytoskeleton and cell motility. Extracellular matrix, including its biogenesis, organization, and interactions with the cell surface. Cell cycle and cell growth regulation, cell senescence and cell death (apoptosis), mitosis, meiosis, cytokinesis, telomeres. Developmental cell biology, including cell fate determination, cellular basis of embryonic patterning, developmental regulation of gene expression, and cell differentiation, germ and stem cell biology. Protein stability and turnover, including chaperone function and ubiquitin-based degradation and related processes, signal transduction at the cellular level. Gene expression and its regulation, including chromatin structure, transcription, RNA processing, translation, and RNA stability. Nuclear organization, including chromosomal organization and nuclear import and export. Anterior and posterior eye biology (retina and lens).   Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are: Genomics, Genetics, DNA Replication, and Gene Expression  (F08) Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences  (F04B) Brain Disorders and Related Neuroscience (F01) Oncology (F09) Chemical and Bioanalytical Sciences (F04A)