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  1. A research team led by Anthony Koleske, Ensign Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, has identified how variations in a gene called TRIO can influence brain functions and result in distinct neurodevelopmental diseases – paving the way for future therapeutic developments.

    Illustration of the structure of the cytoskeleton—a cell’s internal scaffolding.
  2. The new method offers a glimpse into the critical formative stages of RNA molecules — and may help lead to early therapeutic treatments when cellular production goes awry.

    Leonard Schärfen and Karla Neugebauer. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  3. Koelle, a professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry who has been recognized for teaching excellence, will begin a five-year term on July 1.

    Michael Koelle
  4. A new Yale study describes a key mechanism that blocks egg-sperm fertilization.

    Depiction of sperm cells approaching an egg cell. Credit: Adobe Stock.
  5. Karla Neugebauer, a biochemist whose research has revealed new insights into the function of RNA, joined the Yale faculty in 2013.

    Karla Neugebauer
  6. The awards support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

    Six Yale researchers receive NIH ‘High-Risk, High-Reward’ awards
  7. De La Cruz was selected for his pioneering research on the mechanisms of the actin cytoskeleton and molecular motor proteins.

    Enrique M De La Cruz, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
  8. The new members will join previously elected fellows in helping to advance the common good.

    Top row, from left, Anne L. Alstott, Susan Baserga, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Anna Christina Nobre. Bottom row, from left, Hee Oh, Marina Picciotto, and Karin M. Reinisch.
  9. For nearly eight decades, Robert G. Shulman, a Yale biophysicist and pioneer of spectroscopy, has contributed major insights to a host of scientific fields.

    Robert G. Shulman
  10. In 2024 persistence continues to shape Gilbert’s work—not only in the lab, but in her efforts to advance belonging in science.

    Wendy Gilbert holding up her second-grade certificate of distinction