Michael B. Yaffe is the Chief Scientific Editor ( Editor in Chief ) of the peer reviewed science journal '' Science Signaling '' published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science . He is currently a Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , an attending trauma surgeon at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , and a Colonel in the Army Reserves . In 2016 , the United States Army awarded him the Bronze Star Medal for his services as a trauma surgeon on active duty in Afghanistan . He also treated many of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing . He received his Ph.D. in 1987 and his M.D. in 1989 from the Case Western Reserve University
Boston Marathon bombing
Boston Marathon bombing
Michael B. Yaffe