# Faculty

**Source**: https://biology.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty/?research-area%5B%5D=computational-biology
**Parent**: https://biology.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/areas-of-research/computational-biology/

Research AreasBiochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural BiologyCancer BiologyCell BiologyComputational BiologyGeneticsHuman DiseaseImmunologyMicrobiologyNeurobiologyStem Cell and Developmental BiologyLocationsBroad InstituteBuilding 68 - Koch Biology BuildingKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchNeuroscience ComplexRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and HarvardWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

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

David Bartel studies molecular pathways that regulate eukaryotic gene expression by affecting the stability or translation of mRNAs.

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

Christopher Burge applies a combination of experimental and computational approaches to understand the regulatory codes underlying pre-mRNA splicing and other types of post-transcriptional gene regulation.

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

Olivia Corradin investigates the genetic and epigenetic changes in gene regulatory elements that influence human disease.

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

Joseph Davis develops and applies new structural (cryoEM/ET) and biochemical methods to dissect how macromolecular machines such as ribosomes and autophagy complexes are dynamically assembled, regulated, and degraded to maintain cellular homeostasis.

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

Yunha Hwang combines machine learning and experimentation to study the biochemistry, ecology and evolution of microbial systems.

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

Matthew Jones integrates computational and technological advances to decode the molecular processes underlying spatiotemporal tumor evolution, with a focus on genomic instability and extrachromosomal DNA.

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

Department Head

Amy E. Keating determines how proteins make specific interactions with one another and designs new, synthetic protein-protein interactions.

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

Eric S. Lander is interested in every aspect of the human genome and its application to medicine.

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

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.

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

Associate Dept. Head

Gene-Wei Li investigates how quantitative information regarding precise proteome composition is encoded in and extracted from bacterial genomes.

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

Pulin Li is interested in quantitatively understanding how genetic circuits create multicellular behavior in both natural and synthetically engineered systems.

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

Co-Undergrad Officer

Adam C. Martin studies molecular mechanisms that underlie tissue form and function.

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

Sergey Ovchinnikov studies protein structure and evolution at environmental, organismal, genomic, structural, and molecular scales.

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

David C. Page examines the genetic differences between males and females — and how these play out in disease, development, and evolution.

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

Peter Reddien works to unravel one of the greatest mysteries in biology — how organisms regenerate missing body parts.

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

Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera aims to understand how genetic variation shapes normal physiology and disease, with a focus on cancer.

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

Brady Weissbourd uses jellyfish to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.

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

Jonathan Weissman investigates how proteins fold into their correct shape and how misfolding impacts disease and normal physiology, while building innovative tools for exploring the organizational principles of biological systems.

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

Harikesh S. Wong studies how cells assemble and communicate to control immune responses in tissues.

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

Michael B. Yaffe studies the chain of reactions that controls a cell’s response to stress, cell injury, and DNA damage.