Derk Binns, Ph.D.: 30 years

Derk Binns, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Department of Cell Biology
First UTSW job: Lab Technician in the Center for Human Nutrition.
Best part about my job: I have consistently been given the freedom to explore my own ideas in the projects I have worked on.
How co-workers describe me: Friendly and industrious.
Best UTSW memory: The day I received my Ph.D. in biochemistry.
My proudest UTSW accomplishment: Elucidating the kinetic pathway of the membrane-severing enzyme, dynamin.
I’m really good at: Data analysis.
Hobby: Reading.