‘First Persons’ through the decades – 100 years of notable scientists in Journal of Cell Science

In 2017, Journal of Cell Science (JCS) began inviting the first authors of published research articles to share a bit about themselves and their work through our 'First Person' short interview series, with the aim of helping early-career researchers (ECRs) promote their exciting science and advance their careers. Over the last 7 years, we have now published over 700 'First Person' interviews from ECRs around the world. But JCS has been around much longer than that - in fact, JCS was first established in 1853 as the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (QJMS), re-branded as JCS in 1966. In celebration of the 100th anniversary year of our publisher, The Company of Biologists, we've decided to introduce our readers to some notable scientists who published their own first-author papers in QJMS or JCS over the last century. Below, you can learn about the remarkable careers of ten distinguished researchers, one from each decade from the 1920s to the 2010s, who have made significant contributions to the cell biology community. As we consider our next 100 years, we look forward to supporting the scientific careers of many more 'First Persons' to come.