Molecular and Cellular Biology

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Research Projects

Modern facilities are generously equipped with a full range of instrumentation required for research in cellular, molecular, developmental, and endocrine biology.

Willed Body

An important part of students’ medical education at Baylor College of Medicine comes through the anatomy lab, where they receive training during their first months as students.

Our Faculty

See a listing of the Department of Molecular and Cellular faculty.

Tissue Culture Lab

Learn more about the services and expertise available in the Tissue and Cell Culture Core Laboratory.

Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology

One Baylor Plaza MS: BCM-130
Houston, TX 77030

Contact

Phone: (713) 798-6200
Fax: (713) 790-1275

Postdoc Opportunities

Visit Baylor’s HR site to see available positions

credit: Chang Lab/Scientific Reports, 2018 (CC)

A potential new purpose for an old drug

In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Eric C. Chang and his colleagues have been screening FDA-approved compounds for their ability to stop cancer growth of triple-negative breast cancer in an animal model of the disease.

Ovarian Cancer

From the Labs Image of the Month: Dr. JoAnne Richards, Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan and colleagues are exploring new ways to fight ovarian cancer. Read about a recent discovery of USP15 as a potential new target for therapies for this devastating disease.

USP15 could be a target in ovarian cancer scientists have been looking for

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have revealed that mutant p53 proteins might be the target scientists have been looking for.

Research reveals how estrogen regulates gene expression

Study shows that the sequential recruitment of coactivators is not simply adding molecules to the complex, it results in dynamic specific structural and functional changes that are necessary for effective regulation of gene expression.

New bone-in technique tests therapies for breast cancer metastasis

Dr. Xiang Zhang discusses a new technique developed in his laboratory to test the effectiveness of treatments for breast cancer metastases.