Princeton Profiles: Coleen Murphy, researcher and role model

By Danielle Alio, Office of Communications on Nov. 23, 2015, noon
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Professor Coleen Murphy, who studies the molecular mechanisms that underlie aging, guides and inspires the students and researchers who work in her lab.  

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