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September 2012
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Brad Duerstock,
Neuroscientist, Assistive Technology Designer
Opening Up the Lab
Brad Duerstock's work aims to make science more accessible to people with disabilities. A quadriplegic himself, he also studies spinal cord injury and repair.
January 2012
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Elizabeth Grice,
Geneticist
Body Bacteria
Grice studies the bacteria that live on human skin. Her work could
lead to new ways to treat chronic wounds like diabetic foot ulcers.
September 2011
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George Hightower,
M.D.-Ph.D. Graduate Student
HIV on the Brain
Hightower searches for genetic mutations that affect HIV's ability
to infect the brain.
Cara
Altimus,
Postdoctoral Researcher
A Light on Life's
Rhythms
Altimus studies how cells, proteins and genes control learning,
memory and the body's internal clock.
January 2011
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Brian Bachmann,
Biosynthetic Chemist
Drugs from Deep Down
Bachmann searches for compounds in caves that could help with
drug development.
Amy
Palmer,
Biochemist
Mesmerized by
Metals
Palmer tracks metals in brain cells to find out about diseases.
September 2010
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Estela Arrese,
Biochemist
Fats and Flies
Arrese studies fat storage and regulation in insects.
Kevin
Tracey,
Neurosurgeon, Immunologist
For Janice
Tracey studies why our immune systems cause illness.
March 2010
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Gary
Churchill,
Biostatistician
Mountains and Mouse Genes
Churchill uses mouse genetics to study human disease.
Julie Johnson,
Chemical Pharmacist
The Right Fit
Johnson studies genes in order to personalize prescription drugs.
September 2009
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Marc
Zimmer,
Biochemist
Green Light
Zimmer studies glow in the dark proteins.
Lola Eniola-Adefeso,
Chemical Engineer
Special Delivery
Eniola-Adefeso studies methods to improve heart disease drugs.
February 2009 - Special Evolution Theme Issue
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Sarah
Tishkoff,
Evolutionary Geneticist
Genetic Footprints
Tishkoff studies evolution and its role in shaping human history
and human health.
Joe Thornton,
Evolutionary Biologist
Past to Present
Thornton studies the evolution of the endocrine system.
September 2008
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Erik
Sorensen,
Chemist
Mimicking Mother Nature
Sorensen specializes in making natural products.
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Cynthia McMurray,
Molecular Biologist
Living With Huntington's
McMurray studies how Huntington's disease destroys cells.
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March 2008
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Atul
Butte,
Doctor-Scientist
Dr. Data
Butte uses computers to re-classify diseases.
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Peggy Goodell,
Researcher
Mastering Stem Cells
Goodell pursues the properties and uses of stem cells.
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September 2007
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Luisa
Ann DiPietro,
Dentist-Immunologist
Healthy Healing
DiPietro studies wound healing.
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Stephen Eubank,
Physicist
Social Studies
Eubank studies social networks.
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March 2007
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Drew Endy,
Synthetic Biologist
Do-It-Yourself Biology
Endy blends engineering, biology, and computer programming to
find out how life works.
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Cynthia Otto,
Veterinarian
Dogging Sepsis
Otto studies sepsis, a dramatic, full-body reaction to an injury
or illness.
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September 2006
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Chiara
Cirelli,
Neuroscientist
Recipe for Sleep
Cirelli studies the basic biology of sleep
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Yuri Lazebnik,
Cell Biologist
Hunting a Killer
Lazebnik studies cell fusion and cancer.
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March 2006
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Neil
Kelleher,
Chemical Biologist
The Humpty Dumpty Dilemma
Kelleher uses "top-down" mass spectrometry to weigh
proteins
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Mavis Agbandje-McKenna,
Structural Biologist
Viral Voyages
Agbandje-McKenna studies how viruses infect cells.
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September 2005
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Dyann Wirth,
Geneticist
Science Without Borders
Wirth works with researchers throughout the world to study malaria.
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David
Baker,
Computational Biologist
The Family Business
Baker custom designs computer software to predict the three-dimensional
shapes of proteins.
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March 2005
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Andrés García,
Engineer
The Forces That Bind
García studies cell stickiness to create new biomaterials
that can heal bones.
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Hilary Godwin,
Chemist
Getting the Lead Out
Godwin studies the chemistry of lead poisoning.
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October 2004
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Bonnie Bassler,
Bacterial Geneticist
Bugging the Bugs
Bassler studies how bacteria communicate with each other.
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Ram Sasisekharan,
Biological Engineer
Life Is Sweet
Sasisekharan studies sugar molecules called carbohydrates.
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February 2004
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Gene Robinson,
Entomologist
A Sting of Love
Robinson studies honeybee behavior.
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Serrine Lau,
Toxicologist
Chemical World
Lau studies the role of genes in the body's response to chemical
exposure.
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September 2003
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Maggie Werner-Washburne,
Biologist
A Perfect Mix
Werner-Washburne bridges biology and mathematics in her quest
to track the activity of thousands of genes at the same time in
living cells.
Daniel Sessler,
Anesthesiologist
Asking Good Questions
Sessler's fundamental questions about the way the body controls
its temperature have led to major health improvements for surgery
patients.
February 2003
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Brad Goodner,
Biologist
Planting Seeds
Goodner's college students help him study the genetic secrets
of bacteria that can infect both plants and humans.
Dorothee Kern,
Biophysicist, former professional basketball player
Enzymes, Magnets, Action!
Kern studies enzymes using NMR spectroscopy.
September 2002
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Baldomero Olivera,
Biochemist
Secrets of the Killer Snails
Olivera studies how the venom of marine cone snails may be used
to treat pain.
Elaine Bearer,
Pathologist
Cells in Motion
Bearer is fascinated by how cells in the body move around and
change their shape.
March 2002
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Terry Gaasterland,
Expert on Artificial Intelligence
Taking a Byte Out of
Biology
Gaasterland is getting computers to learn how to read the language
hidden in our DNA.
Hobart Harris,
Physician-scientist
A Chance Discovery
Harris is trying to solve the molecular mysteries behind a deadly
body-wide infection called sepsis.
September 2001
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Geoffrey Chang,
Biophysicist
Crystals
for a Cure
Chang's electron density maps reveal not only the atomic skeleton
of a protein but also a work of beauty and perfection.
Angelika Amon,
Molecular Biologist
A
Great Divide
Amon's basic research into how cells grow and divide is making
important inroads toward understanding the problem of birth defects.
February 2001
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Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado,
Biologist
The
Worm Returns
Alvarado uses glow-in-the-dark fluorescent labels to study cells
in flatworms.
Laura Kiessling,
Chemist
Sticky
Situations
Kiessling's tailor-made molecules are shedding light on cell "stickiness"
and possible treatments for inflammation and other illnesses.
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