Kim Baumann

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Kim Baumann is a British biologist and the editor in chief of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

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Education

Baumann completed her PhD and postdoctoral research on plant development at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK. [1] [2] [3] She previously studied at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. [4]

Career

Baumann was part of the team that set up the Sainsbury Laboratory, before working as the editor for Cell Migration Gateway academic journal. [1]

She joined Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology in 2009 and has been the editor in chief since 2016. [1]

Selected publications

Personal life

Baumann lives in London, UK. [1]

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References

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  2. "Cell & Developmental. Biology Dept. Scientific Report". John Innes Centre. 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. Peer, W., Murphy, A. S., Schulz, B. (2011). The Plant Plasma Membrane. Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p114
  4. "profile". Research Gate.