Henikoff told Malik about his
work with proteins — histones — that attach to the central regions of chromosomes — centromeres —
during cell division, maintaining adhesion between chromosomes most of the time, but also playing a role when the chromosomes are pulled apart to prepare them for duplication.
I have
worked in the area of microbiology and molecular biology for over 15 years
during which time I focused on the study of
cell division and cytoskeletal regulation in prokaryotes.