Lewis Tilney

Through this research it was his goal to identify the cause behind certain properties of the cytoskeleton including length, distribution, and the location of each type of filament and microtubule.

[6] Tilney also conducted research focused on Toxoplasma gondii and how its invasive stages acted in an actin-dependent fashion.

Following the introduction of Jasplakinolide, it was observed that the actin-binding protein myosin connected to the newly formed polymer which confirmed its identity to be actin.

[7] Later research went on to show how protease inhibitors including cysteine and serine can modify the post-translational modifications in the processing of secretory proteins in the parasite.

[3] He was elected alongside three other scientists in the field of cellular biology including Michael Levine, Lelio Orci, and Joan Ruderman.