How do human cells accurately make millions of proteins each minute? Proteins are the molecular workhorses of the body, responsible for everything from the signaling of neurons in our brain to recognition of viruses in our blood stream. Rebecca Voorhees seeks to understand how cells make membrane proteins, an essential class of proteins that must be embedded into the thin protective “skin” that surrounds our cells and organelles. Her lab’s goal is to define the molecular logic that regulates membrane protein synthesis, which will ultimately provide the insight necessary to manipulate protein flux to treat human disease.