Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Robert Lamb, PhD, is a professor of Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and of Microbiology-Immunology. He studies the replication and pathogenesis of influenza virus and paramyxoviruses, specifically virus-mediated membrane fusion, the action of protein-selective ion channels, enveloped virus assembly and how these viruses defeat innate immunity.

Milan Mrksich, PhD, a professor in the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and the Department of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, is considered a world leader in engineering the interface between cells and surfaces. Among his many honors, Mrksich is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.