Page Baluch oversees the training and maintenance of microscope systems within the WM Keck Bioimaging Laboratory in the School of Life Sciences. Her research is focused on studying the skeleton within cells, which is also called a cytoskeleton.

The cytoskeleton is involved in many processes such as cell division, structure, movement and the transport of vesicles. Because it can be assembled and disassembled very quickly, it is believed that the cytoskeleton may also play a role in cellular communication by helping the cell organize signals quickly in space and time.

Current projects in the Baluch lab include studying how the cytoskeleton organizes communication; how short term stress can affect neuron structure and possibly function; why hormones increase neuron signaling; and creating 3D images to help blind students succeed in school.