Mike Westphall, a distinguished scientist in the Josh Coon Lab, will retire this month after a legacy of developing cool tools in the name of scientific discovery.
Author: Morgridge Institute for Research
Rising Sparks: Peter Ducos, structural biology
Peter Ducos leans on his military training to solve complex problems and collaborate with other scientists by exploring molecular structures in exquisite detail.
Soft-landing methods to simplify structural biology
The journal Nature profiled a novel technology developed in the Josh Coon Lab to link two technologies — mass spectrometry and cryo-EM — to better image complex protein structures.
Rising Sparks: Kim Huggler, metabolism
Kim Huggler believes science is fundamentally about creativity, and leverages an innovative cell culture media to reveal biological processes that conventional techniques cannot.
Rising Sparks: Ed Evans, biomedical imaging
Ed Evans sees every challenge as an opportunity to grow, and uses his passion for problem-solving to develop new imaging tools that will help other scientists.