Bruce Alberts

Bruce Alberts

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Molecular Biology of the Cell

This gallery features images related to Dr. Alberts and his co-authors of the six editions of Molecular Biology of the Cell textbook (first published in 1983 and most recently in 2014) and of its companion, Essential Cell Biology, now in its fourth edition

Authors and editor of the first Molecular Biology of the Cell, published in 1983. Image ©Keith Roberts.
Authors and publisher of the first Molecular Biology of the Cell, published in 1983, working at Martin Raff's London house.  From left: Bruce Alberts, Keith Roberts, Martin Raff, Gavin Borden (publisher), James Watson, Dennis Bray and Julian Lewis. Image ©Keith Roberts. 
MBOC 6 Authors at a London writing meeting, 2009.
The line up for signing books in Rio 2012
Dragged down by textbook writing, about 1987
MBOC Authors Working at Nugent Terrace in London. July16, 2013.
Author lunch at writing week at the Darling House in Santa Cruz, 2013.
MBOC Authors at Nugent Terrace in June 2014.
Rio students waiting for a signature from an MBOC author.
MBOC authors at launch of 5th edition, UCSF Mission Bay.
MBOC authors Bruce, Sandy Johnson and David Morgan at UCSF answering questions during a webcast with India.
Working on the 5th Edition of Essential Cell Biology at the Darling House in Santa Cruz. Feb. 18, 2016.
Authors of MBoC 3 imitating the famous Abbey Road cover.
Back cover of Essential Cell Biology, 3rd edition. Help album.
MBoC 4th edition back cover, and Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
MBoC 4th edition back cover, and Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Back cover of MBoC 5th edition
Back cover of MBoC 6th edition; Please Please Me homage.
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 1st Edition.
MBOC 2nd Edition.
MBOC 3rd edition cover.
MBOC4 Front Cover.
MBOC5 Cover.
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Edition
MBOC 6 COVER
Essential Cell Biology 3rd Edition.

Current Work

Why Trust Science?

Concrete steps to diversify the scientific workforce

Improving support for young biomedical scientists

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