title: A chemist building paths to cell biology.
abstract: Galileo is reported to have stated, "Measure what is measurable and make measurable what is not so." My group's trajectory in cell biology has closely followed this philosophy, although it took some searching to find this path.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Weibel
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003585:Cell Biology / Q000266:history*; D002621:Chemistry; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D012106:Research / Q000266:history; D014481:United States