Science’s Silent Stars

Scientific breakthroughs don’t happen overnight, and they’re rarely the work of just one person. At top-rated research universities like UVA, the process of discovering new knowledge about the world can take teams of students and researchers working together for months, years and even decades to advance the boundaries of scientific knowledge. And while research faculty, post-docs and students deserve credit for the insights their labs make possible, some of that credit belongs to university research teams’ most often overlooked member: the lab manager.

Meet some of the most important members of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences’ research labs who are helping make scientific discovery a reality.

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Photo: Michelle Warthan, manager of the College's Güler Malaria Lab, works with lab technician Isiah Kratzer who hopes to become a graduate student at UVA next year.  Photo credit: Molly Angevine.