uff s ▁which ▁were ▁becoming ▁scar ce . ▁They ▁worked ▁alongside ▁the ▁Krieg ser n ähr ungs amt ▁ ▁( W ar ▁N ut r ition ▁Office ) ▁to ▁try ▁out ▁different ▁food ▁sur rog ates ▁both ▁for ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁the ▁civil ian ▁population . ▁They ▁also ▁developed ▁apt itude ▁tests ▁for ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁work , ▁such ▁as ▁evalu ating ▁distance ▁per ception ▁for ▁military ▁drivers , ▁pil ots ▁and ▁railway ▁workers . ▁This ▁was ▁further ▁developed ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁means ▁for ▁selecting ▁art illery ▁officers . ▁ ▁Depart ments ▁ ▁Mechan istic ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁ ▁( Direct or : ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Andrea ▁Mus ac chio ) ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Mechan istic ▁ ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁a ims ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁the ▁ ▁mole cular ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁cell ▁division ▁and ▁their ▁reg ulation . ▁The ▁main ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁key ▁prote ins ▁that ▁control ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁chrom os om es ▁during ▁mit osis , ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁separ ates ▁sister ▁chrom at ids ▁into ▁two ▁identical ▁daughter ▁ ▁cells , ▁thereby ▁maintain ing ▁chrom os ome ▁stability . ▁ ▁System ic ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁( Direct or : ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Philippe ▁Bast ia ens ) ▁ ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁System ic ▁Cell ▁Bi ology ▁studies ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁signal ▁trans du ction ▁processes ▁in ▁cells . ▁These ▁processes ▁control ▁significant ▁cell ular ▁functions ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁t issue ▁growth ▁( pro l ifer ation ) ▁or ▁the ▁ ▁different iation ▁of