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Dr. Laura Aguila is a leading structural biologist whose work has revolutionized data collection methods for challenging macromolecular crystallography. Her primary research focuses on developing innovative sample-delivery and data-collection strategies to overcome the limitations of radiation-sensitive and microcrystalline samples. Dr. Aguila’s most impactful contribution is the development of high-density grids for efficient data collection from multiple crystals, a method detailed in her highly cited 2015 paper (75 citations). This work provides a critical solution for structural investigations using microfocus synchrotron beamlines and is essential for productive femtosecond crystallography experiments. By enabling higher throughput and more efficient mounting of small, fragile crystals, her innovations have directly accelerated the pace of discovery in structural biology, allowing researchers to solve previously intractable protein structures. Dr. Aguila’s achievements have established her as a key figure in advancing the tools and techniques that underpin modern structural biology.