Studying and Sharing the Big Questions of Biology
Dr. Pedro Márquez-Zacarías explores the “big questions” of biology and gets students and the general public excited about them.
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Chemistry Under the Big Top
The Authentic Community Engagement in Science project is dedicated to getting young students excited about STEM and its place in their communities.
You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers: Cell Day 2016
Students from Connecticut to Washington State and points in between peppered our experts with questions during the recent live Cell Day web chat. They fielded questions about cell structures, microscopes and other tools, life as a scientist, and whether there are still discoveries to be made in cell biology. One of the Cell Day moderators, Jessica Faupel-Badger, …
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Investigating the Secrets of Cancer-Causing Viruses
Mandy Muller, Ph.D., studies how a cancer-causing virus, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, controls host protein production in infected cells.
Cracking a Ubiquitous Code
We asked the heads of our scientific divisions to tell us about some of the big questions in fundamental biomedical science that researchers are investigating with NIGMS support. This article is the third in an occasional series that explores these questions and explains how pursuing the answers could advance understanding of important biological processes. Ubiquitin …
How Cells Manage Chance
We asked the heads of our scientific divisions to tell us about some of the big questions in fundamental biomedical science that researchers are investigating with NIGMS support. This article is the second in an occasional series that explores these questions and explains how pursuing the answers could advance understanding of important biological processes. The …
How a Cell Knows Friend From Foe
We asked the heads of our scientific divisions to tell us about some of the big questions in fundamental biomedical science that researchers are investigating with NIGMS support. This article is the first in an occasional series that will explore these questions and explain how pursuing the answers could advance understanding of important biological processes. …
Diversity Supplement Program Paves the Way for Talented Researchers
Meet scientists supported by the NIGMS Diversity Supplement Program studying bacterial evolution, post-translational modifications, and cell death.
Q&A With Dylan Burnette: Muscle Cells, Cell Movement, and Microscopy
Dylan Burnette, Ph.D., studies the sarcomere, the repeating unit that generates the force needed for heartbeats and other muscle movements.
Career Conversations: Q&A With Biomedical Engineer Elizabeth Wayne
Elizabeth Wayne, Ph.D., studies immune cells called macrophages for their potential to deliver medicines to sites of infection and injury.