Signal transduction is a fundamental field in biology that investigates how cells perceive, process, and respond to extracellular signals, thereby regulating their behavior and function. This includes identifying and characterizing cell membrane receptors and understanding the molecular cascades that translate extracellular signals into coordinated intracellular responses, resulting in effects at the cellular, tissue, and whole organism level. Importantly, disruptions in signal transduction pathways are implicated in physiological and pathological processes, including age-related diseases such as cancer, underscoring their central role in cellular homeostasis and disease progression.

The Signal Transduction Section of the SAIB provides a platform for scientific exchange, showcasing the annual advancements made by diverse research groups focused on signaling, metabolic pathways, and genes regulating complex cellular responses under both physiological and pathological contexts.

Representative of Signal transduction section: Dr. Andrés Dekanty