Scientist to Watch

The UC Davis agroecologist grew up on a farm and now works to help farmers grow more resilient crops.

The Yale University cell and molecular biologist is probing the deep mysteries of epidermal cells.

At the University of California, Santa Cruz, the researcher combs the cancer genome, looking for weaknesses.

At the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, the researcher studies the neurobiology of music perception.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center researcher links complex traits to the genes that underlie them.

The University of Alabama, Birmingham, researcher seeks the neural roots of animal behavior

The Harvard professor is pursuing fundamental questions about autophagy, protein homeostasis, and other cellular processes, and he’s always on the lookout for his next new topic.

Assistant Professor, Bates College. Age: 37

Founder and CEO, Curable; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh. Age: 35

Acting Chief, Section on Sensory Cell Development and Function, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Age: 38

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT. Age: 34

The UC Davis oceanographer reconstructs ancient climate and studies the present impacts of global warming in an attempt to stave off environmental damage.