title: An interview with Nipam Patel.
abstract: Nipam Patel is a developmental biologist based at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, where he uses a variety of organisms to study the evolution of developmental systems, from arthropod body plans to butterfly colouration. We asked him about his career and scientific interests, his role as an editor at Development, and his growing butterfly collection.
authors.forename: Nipam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Online Editor, Development catarina.vicente@biologists.com.
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vicente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D015509:Developmental Biology / Q000266:history*; D004330:Drosophila; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical