Creativity in Science: Why It Is Important, and How to Learn It
Timothy Stearns - Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor and Professor of Biology and of Genetics
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
The central question behind Dr. Stearns's work is how the centrosome and primary cilium control cell function and influence development, and how defects in these structures cause a remarkable range of human disease, ranging from cancer, polycystic kidney disease, and obesity, to neurocognitive defects including mental retardation, schizophrenia, and dyslexia.