# Computational Biology

**Source**: https://biology.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/areas-of-research/computational-biology/
**Parent**: https://biology.mit.edu/

gene expression and regulation •DNA, RNA, and protein sequence, structure, and interactions • molecular evolution • protein design • network and systems biology • cell and tissue form and function • disease gene mapping • machine learning • quantitative and analytical modeling

## [Faculty](https://biology.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty/?research-area%5B%5D=computational-biology)

#### [David Bartel](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/david-bartel/)

#### [Christopher Burge](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/christopher-burge/)

#### [Olivia Corradin](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/olivia-corradin/)

#### [Joseph (Joey) Davis](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/joseph-joey-davis/)

#### [Yunha Hwang](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/yunha-hwang/)

#### [Matthew G. Jones](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/matthew-jones/)

#### [Amy E. Keating](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/amy-e-keating/)

#### [Eric S. Lander](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/eric-s-lander/)

#### [Douglas Lauffenburger](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/douglas-lauffenburger/)

#### [Gene-Wei Li](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/gene-wei-li/)

#### [Pulin Li](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/pulin-li/)

#### [Adam C. Martin](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/adam-c-martin/)

#### [Sergey Ovchinnikov](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/sergey-ovchinnikov/)

#### [David C. Page](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/david-c-page/)

#### [Peter Reddien](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/peter-reddien/)

#### [Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/francisco-j-sanchez-rivera/)

#### [Brandon (Brady) Weissbourd](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/brandon-weissbourd/)

#### [Jonathan Weissman](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/jonathan-weissman/)

#### [Harikesh S. Wong](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/harikesh-s-wong/)

#### [Michael B. Yaffe](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/michael-b-yaffe/)

*Faculty Spotlight*

### [Douglas Lauffenburger](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/douglas-lauffenburger/)

*Ford Professor of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Biology*

Douglas Lauffenburger fosters the interface of bioengineering, quantitative cell biology, and systems biology to determine fundamental aspects of cell dysregulation — identifying and testing new therapeutic ideas.