![Side-by-side headshots of scientists Christopher Lima and Rhyan Puno](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200/public/node/246856/main_image/limapuno_1200x800.jpg)
With Cryo-EM, SKI Scientists Determine Structure of Key Factor in RNA Quality Control
Called NEXT, the factor plays an important role in handing over RNA to the exosome for destruction.
In the Clinic
![Memorial Sloan Kettering structural biologist Christopher Lima and physician-scientist Michael Glickman](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200/public/node/209215/main_image/msk_200917_0008-1200x400.jpg)
MSK Antibody Test Will Aid Understanding of Immune Response to COVID-19 Virus
An antibody test developed at MSK could shed light on the immune response to the COVID-19 virus.
![Scott Keeney, PhD & Christopher Lima, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200/public/node/195322/main_image/04apr28_keeneylima_1200x800.jpg)
Two Sloan Kettering Institute Scientists Elected to Esteemed National Academy of Sciences
Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.
Q&A
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Peering at Biological Molecules: A Conversation with Structural Biology Chair Christopher Lima
Seeing Biological Molecules at the Atomic Level: At Work with Christopher Lima, Structural Biology Chair.
Honors
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Structural Biologist Christopher Lima Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Dr. Lima is one of 27 biomedical researchers in the country being named an HHMI investigator today. This elite group of scientists will receive approximately $150 million over the next five years.
![Christopher Lima (left) and Derek Tan revealed the mechanism of a key cellular process.](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200/public/node/5634/image/499595.jpg)
Collaborative Team Advances the Understanding of an Important Activity Inside Cells
A collaborative team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering has determined the mechanism for a biological process that plays a key role in regulating cellular behavior.