Profiles

Strong bonds and a startup

Kevin Lewis’ career path shows that networking is not just about meeting new people to find job leads. Keeping in touch with people from your past can net you opportunities too.

A shift from parasites to immune cells

MOSAIC scholar Aleah Roberts aims to link her interest in immune cells and endocytosis of large antigens to the pathogenesis of cancer and infectious diseases.

Building a chapter through community

Olivia Miller sought to balance fun, education and outreach in student chapter activities at Otterbein University.

A chapter builds connections

The ASBMB helped Lauryn Ridley build a community among her peers: “It’s outside the classroom, and you can be free to relate to other people who are going through the same things that you’re going through.”

Addressing disparities in research and beyond

ASBMB Maximizing Access Committee member Stephen D. Williams is a postdoc who hopes to take his concerns about health care equity into a career in industry.

A pioneer in lethal pathogen research

Since its inception, Jean Patterson has led the first-and-only private BSL4 research facility in the USA that has a NIH-affiliated primate facility.

Serving students with passion

Margaret Kanipes tells her mentees, “You can’t pour from an empty cup. We must take care of ourselves so that we can do the work that we are meant to do.”

Desire to share science revives a chapter

Inspired by the medical care his grandfather received, Michael Buoncristiani got involved in cancer metabolism research at the University of Kentucky.

Combining project management and people management in industry

Our industry careers columnist talked to Isha Dey, a cell biologist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, about her role as a scientist in industry.