Allyson Evans is an American biologist and the editor in chief of the scientific journal ''

Cell Metabolism ''Cell Metabolism'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering physiology, with an emphasis on understanding the molecular basis of how the body self-regulates in the face of change, and how disturbances in these balances can lead to di ...

''.

Education

Evans has a PhD from the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the Public university, public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referre ...

where her studies focussed on cell and developmental biology. She completed her postdoctoral training at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

, focusing on aging, under the supervision of Leonard P. Guarente.

Career

In 2010, Evans joined

Cell Press Cell Press is an all-science publisher of over 50 scientific journals across the life, physical, earth, and health sciences, both independently and in partnership with scientific societies. Cell Press was founded and is currently based in Cambri ...

as an editor for '' Molecular Cell'' and became the editor in chief of ''Cell Metabolism'' in 2019.

References

Living people Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni University of North Carolina alumni American academic journal editors American women biologists Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-biologist-stub