Microtubules—cylindrical protein structures inside cells—continuously rebuild themselves through dynamic instability, enabling cell division, neuronal transport over meter-long distances, and cellular migration. Understanding this system reveals both how cancer drugs work and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative diseases. — Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
