Dr. Waterman has made fundamental advances in the understanding of role of the cytoskeleton in cell movement and morphogenesis and has authored or coauthored more than 135 papers. She currently serves on the editorial boards of Current Biology and Journal of Microscopy. Dr. Waterman is a member of the American Society for Cell Biology, Royal Microscopical Society, Biophysical Society, and is a Council Member of Gordon Research Conferences Organization.