Our most urgent need is for a scientist working with mammalian cells. For example, we have essentially no expertise in the biology of tumor cells. The loss of control of cell division is the basis of cancer. The human genome project is generating information that will open vast opportunities for new research into this problem. With a good recruitment in this area we can have an outstanding research group in cell biology.
Fascinating questions are now approachable.
These are questions that attract undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs. There will continue to be an enormous amount of research support. Our campus must develop a research group in this area for both intellectual and pragmatic reasons. The work is fascinating and strong student and financial support is almost certain. We committed ourselves to the goal of building a Neuroscience group four years ago and started with the recruitment of Dr. Yishi Jin.