Before scientists had tools to perturb gene expression and look for molecular interactions, they poked and prodded cells to examine them. Advancing that understanding of how cells respond to forces and displacements, former JCCF Fellow […]
In 2001, Rhiju Das at the time a PhD student in theoretical physics at Stanford University attended a scientific talk where he learned about biological machines known as ribosomes, the cellular workhorses that […]
I am pleased to report continuing success in raising funds to offer more Jane Coffin Childs fellowships. Fortunately, other private and corporate funds share our vision of the importance of fellowship support for the benefit […]
Last fall, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Dr. Thomas Steitz for determining the structure and function of the ribosome, which translates RNA into proteins. Steitzs journey to the Nobel Prize began decades […]