For decades, Matthews led two important repositories for fruit fly research: the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center and FlyBase.  

Trained in microbiology, Slaughter championed science, women’s health, and consumer protections as a member of the US House of Representatives.

The chemist examined the role of activated oxygen molecules in biological processes.

The biologist earned a Nobel Prize in 2002 for his work on C. elegans.

The University of Chicago psychology professor made fundamental contributions to understanding the neural mechanisms of social experiences.  

The longtime professor at Stanford University School of Medicine researched the role of insulin in diabetes, hypertension, and a plethora of other diseases.

Günter Blobel, known for his work on the signal hypothesis of protein targeting, has died from cancer at age 81.

Mathilde Krim devoted her life to researching the disease and fighting the stigma associated with it.

Michael Christman oversaw the organization’s well-known biobank and pioneered a personalized medicine initiative.

Ben Barres of Stanford University described glia’s roles in ensuring neurons’ proper synapse formation and in responding to brain injury.