: Comparative Interactomics; By creating maps of the body’s complex molecular interactions, Trey Ideker is providing new ways to find drugs.

: Nanomedicine; James Baker designs nanoparticles to guide drugs directly into cancer cells, which could lead to far safer treatments.

: Epigenetics; Alexander Olek has developed tests to detect cancer early by measuring its subtle DNA changes.

: Cognitive Radio; To avoid future wireless traffic jams, Heather “Haitao” Zheng is finding ways to exploit unused radio spectrum.

: Nuclear Reprogramming; Hoping to resolve the embryonic-stem-cell debate, Markus Grompe envisions a more ethical way to derive the cells.

: Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Kelvin Lim is using a new brain-imaging method to understand schizophrenia.

: Universal Authentication; Leading the development of a privacy-protecting online ID system, Scott Cantor is hoping for a safer Internet.

: Pervasive Wireless; Can't all our wireless gadgets just get along? It's a question that Dipankar Raychaudhuri is trying to answer.

: Nanobiomechanics; Measuring the tiny forces acting on cells, Subra Suresh believes, could produce fresh understanding of diseases.

: Stretchable Silicon; By teaching silicon new tricks, John Rogers is reinventing the way we use electronics.

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