Toward the end of her Ph.D. training, Amanda Whipple (née Ward) faced a dilemma: She could continue to satisfy her curiosity through basic research or adopt an industry role with more potential to improve human health. Whipple chose industry and soon “stumbled into” a research project that would renew her penchant for discovery. That research on non-coding RNA in a genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome still motivates her ongoing work as a newly minted MCB professor. Read more

(Backdated November 2019)