Don Craig Wiley: Sculpting Function From Form Don Craig Wiley (October 21, 1944 – c. November 15, 2001) wasn’t merely a structural biologist; he was an artist of molecular understanding—a sculptor chiseling away at the complexities of biological structures to reveal their elegant simplicity and profound impact on life itself. Born in Ohio, Wiley possessed an innate curiosity that propelled him from Tufts University to Harvard Medical School, where he honed his skills under William Lipscomb Jr., a Nobel laureate whose mentorship profoundly shaped his scientific trajectory. This formative peri…