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Parasitologist Luísa Figueiredo uncovered key elements of the secret life of African trypanosomes inside their hosts.

Alison Van Eenennaam uses genome-editing technologies to aid beef cattle production and animal welfare.

Neuroscientist Siniša Hrvatin explores how animals initiate and regulate states of dormancy.

Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.

Population geneticist Tábita Hünemeier seeks out isolated indigenous groups living in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest to expand understanding of the human genome.

As a group leader at the Broad Institute, Shantanu Singh develops tools to tackle high-dimensional biological data.

Setting up a laboratory comes with no guide. Tina Lasisi, who recently started her own lab, offered tips on how to do it successfully.

Rebecca Shansky studies both female and male rodents to ensure that scientists have a complete and unbiased picture of the brain.

The University of Miami researcher studies how a mysterious group of supersized viruses infects and influences the evolution of their hosts.

A researcher’s existential crisis led to a scientific breakthrough.

The New Mexico State University soil microbiologist uses molecular tools to understand how fungi are adapting to a warming world and what that might mean for global nutrient cycles.

The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.

Through groundbreaking studies on dengue and efforts to build scientific infrastructure in Latin America, the University of California, Berkeley, professor has bridged research with its benefits to society.

By revealing that animals could develop immune responses against their own tissues, the physician-scientist established an entirely new field of science.

Studying nonhuman primates, the University of Washington neuroscientist has identified important features of the neural underpinnings of learning and memory.

Through his studies on cancer-causing viruses, the University of California, Los Angeles, professor has helped develop lifesaving treatments.

The plant geneticist has revolutionized researchers’ understanding of how light affects plant growth and development, and is engineering plants to combat climate change.

After an accident as a teenager, he developed the disorder. He then studied the brain to better understand his own seizures, and now plans to sail around the world to show others with the condition how to push their limits.

Working with bacteriophages and nematodes, the University of California, Berkeley, molecular biologist uncovered a role for genetic switches in early development.