About the Editors
Chief Editor | Kim Baumann, PhD, Springer Nature, UK, ORCiD
Kim Baumann carried out her Ph.D. and postdoctoral research at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK. She first studied the molecular mechanisms underlying changes in plant cell shape in the laboratories of Cathie Martin and Keith Roberts, and then pursued her interest in plant development in Desmond Bradley's group, working on genes that regulate the transition from vegetative growth to flowering. Before moving into science publishing, she contributed to the setting up of the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge, UK. Kim joined the Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology team in 2009 after two years as the Editor of the Cell Migration Gateway. She has been Chief Editor since 2016.
Kim is primarily responsible for the areas of stem cells and developmental biology, cell growth and division, ageing, ubiquitin signalling, protein metabolism and plant cell biology.
Kim is based in the London office, UK.
Senior Editor | Eytan Zlotorynski, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany, ORCiD
Eytan obtained a Ph.D. in Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, studying the molecular basis of common fragile sites in the human genome, under the guidance of Professor Batsheva Kerem. He then moved to the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, to work as a Research Fellow with Professor Reuven Agami. His research focused on discovering microRNAs with novel tumorigenic and tumour-suppressive functions. Eytan moved into science publishing and joined Nature Protocols in January 2013. He has been part of the Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology team since 2014.
Eytan is primarily responsible for the areas of gene regulation, nucleic acid metabolism, chromatin and chromosome biology, and nuclear organization, as well as for technologies and techniques.
Eytan is based in the Berlin office, Germany.
Senior Editor | Lisa Heinke, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Lisa completed her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge, during which she explored WNT signalling and developmental genetics in flies and in human cancer cell lines. After a short Post-Doc, in April 2021, Lisa joined Springer Nature as the Editor of BMC Ophthalmology, BMC Gastroenterology and BMC Zoology. In August 2022 she moved to the Nature Reviews division. She was first locum Associate Editor on Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, and after a short period of time with the Cross-Journal Editorial team, she returned to NRMCB in 2024.
Lisa is primarily responsible for the areas of developmental biology, cell signalling, cytoskeletal dynamics, cell adhesion and migration, mechanobiology, cell death, autophagy and membrane biology.
Lisa is based in the Berlin office, Germany.
The Reviews Cross-Journal Editorial Team works across the Nature Reviews portfolio, as the need arises, handling content in the life, clinical, physical and social sciences.
