There are about 130 people in the department, counting both primary and secondary faculty appointees and their lab groups. The strong belief of our faculty is that we can work together to be much stronger than the sum of our parts. To this end we do everything possible to promote interactions within the department and to encourage collaborations outside the department. Multiple laboratory groups share virtually all equipment. Lab groups are intermingled to promote interactions.
Numerous events bring together the department to learn about science.
Department Organization Roel Nusse chairs the department. These two people make executive decisions in close and frequent consultation with other members of the faculty. Faculty meetings are held about six times each year. Raul Felipa, Director of Finance and Administration, is in charge of the office staff and department service staff.