Cell Biology at Yale

Yale University School of Medicine can be considered as the birthplace of modern molecular cell biology. To this day, Cell Biology remains one of Yale's great strengths and Cell Biology at Yale remains one of the top handful of centers anywhere in the world for research in the field.

The Department of Cell Biology was founded in the early 1970's by George E. Palade (see "History" ), who received the Nobel Prize in 1974 for fundamental discoveries that began to define the cell in mechanistic terms. In subsequent years, Palade's legacy has been built upon by an illustrious faculty based in the Department and also spread throughout the School of Medicine and the main University campus. Today, Cell Biology at Yale comprises a dynamic and intensely interactive group of 34 faculty members who span literally every major area of investigation central to the field (see "Faculty"; "Area of Research" ). They are joined by 111 postdoctoral fellows and 73 graduate students. Many of our postdoctoral and student alumni have themselves gone one to successful careers in academia, biotech, and elsewhere.  Our faculty includes three members of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the Lasker Award for Medical Research.