With new microscope, scientists will explore how tiny molecules make cells work by organizing at right place, right time

W. M. Keck Foundation awards OHSU research duo $1 million to develop new technology to quantify molecular aggregates, track their involvement in cellular functions, disease

By Franny White January 25, 2022 Portland, Oregon

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With new microscope, scientists will explore how tiny molecules make cells work by organizing at right place, right time

Jim Galbraith, Ph.D., and Catherine Galbraith, Ph.D., inside the OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

With new microscope, scientists will explore how tiny molecules make cells work by organizing at right place, right time

A laser system used to shine the light on molecules inside of cells in the Galbraiths' lab at the OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building on Thurs., Jan. 20, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

With new microscope, scientists will explore how tiny molecules make cells work by organizing at right place, right time

Catherine Galbraith, Ph.D., and Jim Galbraith, Ph.D., shown near one of their microscopes, which they use to study the behaviors of individual molecules in living cells, at their lab inside the OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building in Portland, on Thurs., Jan. 20, 2022. They recently were awarded for their work using laser technology. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)