Rebecca Roberts,PhD

Rebecca Roberts, PhD

Articles by Rebecca Roberts, PhD

A map showing multiple GPS pins scattered among intersecting road lines and yellow squares. The image is a metaphor for spatial proteomics.

Spatial Proteomics and Deep Visual Proteomics: A Revolution in Cell Biology

Bacterial cells float around a DNA double helix structure on a blue background.

Exploring the World of Bacterial Genomes with Novel Sequencing Methods

A cross-section of the cell membrane shows the phospholipid bilayer.

Lipidomics Offers Insights Into Human Health and Disease

Several hands are fitting puzzle pieces over a cartoon profile of a human head

Study Reveals a Link Between Herpes Virus, Head Injuries, and Alzheimer’s Disease 

Cluster of blue cells encasing green tube structures. 

The Era of Organoids: Disease Modeling, Developmental Research, and Drug Response Prediction 

A digitized human brain in blue sits on top of a computer microchip

Artificial Intelligence in Biology: From Neural Networks to AlphaFold

Two female scientists in lab coats and safety glasses are studying epigenetics. One uses a dropper to add a chemical to a test tube held by the other. In the background are a DNA double helix, histones and chromatin structure, and environmental factors that affect the epigenome.

Epigenetics and Heritable Control of Gene Expression

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Blocking Scar Formation Prevents Glioblastoma Recurrence

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What Is RNAi? Gene Silencing Explained for Researchers and Innovators

A greyscale micrograph of a Ly6G+ macrophage, showing a kidney-shaped nucleus and many elongated cell-surface protrusions 

Disappearing Act: Novel Population of Transient Macrophages Repair Lungs After Illness

A micrograph shows grey sickle-shaped nanovials containing single, fluorescent green mesenchymal stem cells. Some of the cells have secreted high levels of magenta-colored extracellular vesicles.

Tiny Test Tubes Sort Stem Cells for Improved Therapy

Conceptual image of multiomics: Biological samples such as fish and apples are surrounded by scientific instruments like flasks, test tubes, and a microscope, with strands of DNA and different chemical molecules

How Multiomics Enables Integrated Biological Analysis 

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Conceptual image of a doctor holding a brain puzzle, representing Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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