Cell Biology and Immunology (PF-CBI)
Areas Reviewed
- Cellular events, mechanisms, structural components, and signaling involved in mitosis and cell fate in vertebrates, invertebrates, and yeast
- Organelle biology involving the nucleus, the cytoskeleton, and membrane-bound organelles, including the trafficking of organelles and their constituents
- Biology of developing systems (e.g., cell differentiation, morphogenesis, and genetics) and its relationship to cancer
- Cell-cell interactions, adhesion, cell polarity, and the signaling events responsible for the pre-invasive to invasive transition and metastatic spread
- Cellular and molecular events mediating tumor-stroma interactions, tumor-induced alterations of the extracellular matrix, tumor cell dormancy, tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, and the specific niche environment in tumorigenesis
- Stromal components and their mechanism of interactions within a tumor microenvironment
- Immune tolerance and hematopoiesis
- Molecular, structural, biochemical, and biophysical aspects of the immune system including cell types, cytokines, antigen processing, antibody molecules, and deficiencies
