Dr. Arthur Forer

Using a wide variety of light and electron microscopic techniques, Forer has challenged the assumption that chromosomes move during cell division by forces originating within the microtubules of the spindle fibres which connect chromosomes to the spindle poles. He has implicated the contractile protein, actin, as providing the force for chromosome movement, and is exploring the control of this movement. He is among the most influential leaders in this important field and is continuing to contribute actively to it.