Matthias Buck earned his Master of Arts in Natural Science Tripos/Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge and his Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry/Biophysics from the University of Oxford. He is now a Professor at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, and a member of the Molecular Oncology Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research interests include protein–protein interactions in the cell signaling of small GTPases, Plexin, and Eph receptors.