Center for Cell Plasticity & Organ Design

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Welcome to CPOD

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Mission

The Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design's (CPOD) mission seeks to coalesce and nurture research in developmental biology, stem cell biology, cellular reprogramming, organoid technology, tissue engineering, and tissue injury & repair to solve problems relevant to organ development and homeostasis, organ disease (including cancer), and tissue regeneration.

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About

Read about the Center's history and upcoming events and seminars.

People

View the Center's Leadership and Administrative team.

Education

Learn about our Training Program in Organogenesis.

Center Membership

Our reach across schools and colleges highlights the interdisciplinary nature of our program.

Research Funding

Learn about our Emerging Scholar Program and research funding sources.

Giving

Your generosity helps supports trainees in our Training Program.

Latest CPOD News

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Research News

CPOD Faculty Publication Spotlight - Singh Lab

In the March 2026 issue of Blood Advances, the Singh Lab published "Lipid metabolism transcriptomic signature of defective erythropoiesis in Diamond Blackfan anemia syndrome."
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CPOD Faculty Publication Spotlight - Csankovszki Lab

In the May 2026 issue of Genetics, the Csankovszki Lab published "Condensin IDC has a functional ATPase that is required for X-Chromosome dosage compensation in C. elegans."
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Congratulations MTRAC Life Sciences Innovation Hub Awardees Drs. Cristiane Squarize & Nisha D'Silva!

Congratulations MTRAC Life Sciences Innovation Hub Awardees Drs. Cristiane Squarize & Nisha D'Silva!

Upcoming Events

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CPOD Fall 2026 Seminar Series: "Pancreatic epithelial genotypes determine signaling and cellular composition in the microenvironment during carcinogenesis"

CPOD Fall 2026 Seminar Series
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Contact Us

2058A Biomedical Science Research Building
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: 734-936-2499
Email: [email protected]
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