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 University of Minnesota researcher is on the front lines in the fight against the disease.

Studying pharmacogenetics in lab rodents prepared the Columbia University professor to investigate the biological underpinnings of substance use disorders in humans.

The Purdue University researcher is one of the first to examine the molecular processes that underlie infection by soil microbes.

A background in physiotherapy helps the Oxford-based researcher mix basic science with clinical work to better understand pain stemming from nerve compression.

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researcher’s work will help predict how the Arctic is responding to climate change—and the global effects of those changes.

The Dartmouth College professor uses optogenetics to probe the neurological routes of habitual behavior.

The 38-year-old synthetic biologist comes from a long line of tinkerers and engineers.