Despite the Human Genome Project having heralded the exploration of previously unknown human genes, the focus of genetic studies remains narrow.

Shapiro helped to found the field of systems biology.

Systems-biology approaches offer new strategies for finding hard-to-identify drug targets for cancer.

Scientists build a living cellular organism with a genome smaller than any known in nature.

Alan Aderem earned his PhD while under house arrest for protesting apartheid in South Africa. His early political involvement has guided his scientific focus, encouraging fellow systems biologists to study immunology and infectious diseases.

A massive screen yields the most comprehensive map of binary human protein interactions to date.

Graduate programs at the interface of quantitative and biological sciences set the stage for more interdisciplinary collaboration.
 

Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Age: 34

The NIH awards $13 million to create a computer model of a lab rat.