title: Cell biology: at the center of modern biomedicine.
abstract: How does basic cell biology contribute to biomedicine? A new series of Features in JCB provides a cross section of compelling examples of how basic cell biology findings can lead to therapeutics. These articles highlight the fruitful, essential, and increasingly prominent bridge that exists between cell biology and the clinic.
authors.forename: Priya Prakash
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Budde
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misteli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003585:Cell Biology; D004194:Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans