TY - JOUR
T1 - Let curiosity lead you
AU - Chen, Elizabeth
N1 - Funding Information:
I am indebted to my current and past trainees, whose enthusiasm, creativity, and hard work make our scientific journey fun and exciting. This ASCB award is a recognition of their talent and contribution to cell biology. I am grateful to my scientific mentors, Bruce Baker and Eric Olson, for being incredibly supportive; my Department Chair at Johns Hopkins, Carol Greider, for encouraging me to “get things right”; and my colleagues, Kevin Campbell, Leonid Chernomordik, Doug Robinson, Dan Fletcher, Sandy Schmid, Jenny Hinshaw, Jeremy Nathans, and Geraldine Seydoux, for enlightening discussions and encouragement. I thank the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the UT Southwestern Medical Center, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the American Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the David & Lucille Packard Foundation, the Searle Scholars Program, the March of Dimes Foundation, and the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for funding our research over the years. I could not be here today without the insights and support of my husband, Duojia Pan, with whom I am fortunate to share both life and science, and I thank our children, Emily and Alex, for bringing happiness to our lives. I dedicate this essay to my parents for supporting me unconditionally throughout the years.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Chen.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - It is an incredible honor to receive the Woman in Cell Biology Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research. My lab works on cell-cell fusion, an indispensable process in the conception, development, and physiology of multicellular organisms. In this essay, I reflect on my curiosity-led journey, which uncovered some unexpected mechanisms underlying cell-cell fusion.
AB - It is an incredible honor to receive the Woman in Cell Biology Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research. My lab works on cell-cell fusion, an indispensable process in the conception, development, and physiology of multicellular organisms. In this essay, I reflect on my curiosity-led journey, which uncovered some unexpected mechanisms underlying cell-cell fusion.
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U2 - 10.1091/mbc.E18-08-0499
DO - 10.1091/mbc.E18-08-0499
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30376431
AN - SCOPUS:85055671343
SN - 1059-1524
VL - 29
SP - 2603
EP - 2605
JO - Molecular biology of the cell
JF - Molecular biology of the cell
IS - 22
ER -