Pyramidal neurons are a very common type of neuron in the brain. Their cell bodies have a unique pyramidal shape that is the source of their name. They make up about two-thirds of all neurons in the ...

Measure and monitor HHMI’s institutional greenhouse gas emissions at the two campuses we operate and look for strategies on greenhouse gas reduction at both campuses. Harness the tremendous community ...

Do you recognize the shape of this yellow tree-like structure? If you guessed a kidney, you are correct! It is the collecting duct system, which funnels urine from the kidney to the bladder. And what ...

Every process has a beginning and end, but sometimes the middle segment is the most interesting. This is an image of a neural stem cell in the midst of the process of differentiating into a neuron. In ...

This image shows two different organisms, an alga and a plant, both of them intriguing to look at under a microscope. The rod-shaped creature is a type of alga called a desmid. It is set against the ...

Beauty is all around us. It is everywhere our eyes can see – in the breathtaking majesty of snowcapped mountains, in the tranquil shores of tropical beaches, and in the faces of those we love. But ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Baker, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, was among three scientists honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his work on computational protein design. He shares the 2024 ...

The nucleus is the organelle that contains and protects the cell’s DNA. However, it is much more complex than just a sac for DNA. It has its own membrane, which wraps around the DNA and has a variety ...

Andy Moore is a postdoctoral scientist in the Lippincott-Schwartz lab on HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus. He earned his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, where he researched ...

Read our goals for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusionexternal link, opens in a new tab in academic science and throughout our organization. And learn about the Center for the Advancement of ...

2023 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD Columbia University Ishmail Abdus-Saboor is interested in the skin-brain axis for tactile sensations. He wants to understand how the brain ...