profile, cell & molecular biology

Through his studies on cancer-causing viruses, the University of California, Los Angeles, professor has helped develop lifesaving treatments.

The cell and molecular biologist unveiled a role for the breakdown of proteins in the extracellular matrix in both healthy and pathogenic cells.

The Carnegie Mellon computational biologist thinks machine learning algorithms can direct high-throughput experiments to solve the field’s unanswered questions.

Studying how neural crest cells journey through the embryo, this Caltech developmental biologist has revealed how they form major cell types, including peripheral neurons, bone, and smooth muscle.

Shapiro helped to found the field of systems biology.

Meet some of the people featured in the June 2018 issue of The Scientist.

After discovering a novel organelle found in protozoan parasites, the University of Pennsylvania’s Roos created a widely used eukaryotic pathogen database.

Peering through a microscope since age 14, Joseph Gall, now 89, still sees wonder at the other end.

Profilee Joseph Gall of the Carnegie Institute describes the process, which he developed in the 1960s.

The Yale University cell and molecular biologist is probing the deep mysteries of epidermal cells.

Applying physics, chemistry, and cell biology, Satyajit Mayor seeks to understand how cell membranes work.

Rockefeller University researcher Elaine Fuchs on being a woman in science and her contributions to the burgeoning field of reverse genetics

Scientists map the position of cells within the organ of Corti.

Among the first to discover epigenetic reprogramming during mammalian development, Wolf Reik has been studying the dynamics of the epigenome for 30 years.

Meet Wolf Reik, August Profilee and Babraham Institute director of research.

Lynne Quarmby’s love of the natural world inspires her to explore beyond her cell biology lab through art.

Fueled by her love of visual data and addicted to chromosomes, Abby Dernburg continues to study how homologous chromosomes find each other during gamete formation.

Gregory Hannon believes in taking risks—an approach that’s enabled him to make exciting new discoveries in the world of small RNAs.

Full Professor and Senior Research Group Leader, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Age: 42