Ira S. Mellman, Ph.D.

Ira S. Mellman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and immunobiology and director of the Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) in March by Arnold Levine, Ph.D., president of The Rockefeller University. Mellman replaces Norton B. Gilula, Ph.D., of the Scripps Research Institute, who had served as editor-in-chief since 1981. The journal was founded in 1955 by several of the field’s pioneers, including former Yale professor and Nobel laureate George Palade, M.D. Yale faculty members currently serving on its editorial board include Pietro DeCamilli, M.D., Graham Warren, Ph.D., Keith Joiner, M.D. and Arthur Horwich, M.D. Mellman, a senior editor at JCB for the past year, says new initiatives are planned for the journal, including enhanced web access, video links and a unique system for online peer review.