Scientist to watch, genetics & genomics

The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.

The biologist at the University of Sunshine Coast in Australia wants to understand why some animal species adapt well to urbanization, while others fall flat.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham neuroscientist aims to determine which cells are most important in prompting the disease’s initiation and progression.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln entomologist wants to help pave the way for creating environmentally friendly tools to replace insecticides to control agricultural pests.

The Tel Aviv University researcher is interested in how the macromolecules affect the health and behavior of successive generations of worms.

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher is developing cancer therapeutics based on how the physical structure of DNA contributes to the disease.

The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researcher is fueled by curiosity about how one species’ genome can produce a wide variety of traits.

Using his expertise in microbiology and bioinformatics, he is bringing a new understanding to microbial immune systems.

An entrepreneurial attitude helped this Vienna-based researcher begin to unravel the complex receptor network that Arabidopsis uses to develop and defend itself.

The UCLA geneticist examines how defects in a histone protein lead to symptoms throughout the body.

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

April Scientist to Watch Angela Brooks of the University of California, Santa Cruz, discusses her search to find vulnerabilities buried within the genomes of cancer cells.