Faculty

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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

Facundo Batista

Facundo Batista studies fundamental lymphocyte biology to drive the development of the next generation of vaccines and therapeutics.

Stephen Bell

Stephen Bell probes the cellular machinery that replicates and maintains animal cell chromosomes.

Lindsay Case

Lindsay Case studies how molecules are concentrated and organized at the plasma membrane to regulate transmembrane signaling.

Iain M. Cheeseman

Associate Dept. Head

Iain Cheeseman analyzes the process by which cells duplicate, focusing on how the molecular machinery that segregates the chromosomes is rewired across diverse physiological contexts.

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.

Alan D. Grossman

Alan Grossman studies mechanisms and regulation of DNA replication, gene expression, and horizontal gene transfer in bacteria.

Whitney Henry

Whitney Henry studies ferroptosis in human health and disease with a focus on cancer.

Siniša Hrvatin

Siniša Hrvatin studies states of stasis, such as mammalian torpor and hibernation, as a means to harness the potential of these biological adaptations to advance medicine.

Ankur Jain

Ankur Jain investigates the role of RNA self-assembly in cellular organization and neurodegenerative disease.

Chris A. Kaiser

Before closing his lab, Chris A. Kaiser analyzed protein folding and trafficking in cells.

Kristin Knouse

Kristin Knouse seeks to understand and modulate organ injury and repair by innovating tools for experimentation directly within living organisms.

Sally Kornbluth

President of MIT

Sally Kornbluth is President of MIT.

Monty Krieger

Monty Krieger studies cell surface receptors and cholesterol and their impact on normal physiology and diseases, such as heart disease and infertility.

Rebecca Lamason

Rebecca Lamason investigates what happens when cellular functions are hijacked by unwanted interlopers: namely, the bacteria that engender diseases like spotted fever and meningitis.

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.

Ruth Lehmann

Ruth Lehmann studies the biological origins of germ cells, and how they transmit the potential to build a completely new organism to their offspring.

Daniel Lew

Daniel Lew uses fungal model systems to ask how cells orient their activities in space, including oriented growth, cell wall remodeling, and organelle segregation.

Troy Littleton

Troy Littleton is interested in how neuronal connections form and function, and how neurological disease disrupts synaptic communication.

Harvey F. Lodish

Before closing his lab, Harvey F. Lodish studied the development of red blood cells and the use of modified red cells for the introduction of novel therapeutics into the human body, as well as the development of brown and white fat cells.

Sebastian Lourido

Sebastian Lourido exposes parasite vulnerabilities and harnesses them to treat infectious disease.

Adam C. Martin

Co-Undergrad Officer

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

Hernandez Moura Silva

Hernandez Moura Silva seeks to understand how the immune system supports tissue physiology to unveil new approaches to treat human diseases.

Elly Nedivi

Elly Nedivi studies the mechanisms underlying brain circuit plasticity — characterizing the genes and proteins involved, as well as visualizing synaptic and neuronal remodeling in the living mouse brain.

Sara Prescott

Sara Prescott investigates how sensory inputs from within the body control mammalian physiology and behavior.

Alison E. Ringel

Alison E. Ringel seeks to understand the molecular adaptations that enable immune cells to function and survive within unfavorable environments.

Thomas U. Schwartz

Thomas U. Schwartz investigates communication across biological membranes, using structural, biochemical, and genetic tools.

Phillip A. Sharp

Professor Emeritus

Before closing his lab, Phillip A. Sharp studied many aspects of gene expression in mammalian cells, including transcription, the roles of non-coding RNAs, and RNA splicing.

Ron Vale

Ron Vale is interested in how proteins generate biological movement and intracellular signaling and how these molecular machines adapt when challenged by temperature extremes, drought, or disease.

Matthew Vander Heiden

Matthew Vander Heiden is interested in the role that cell metabolism plays in mammalian physiology, with a focus on cancer.

Robert A. Weinberg

Robert A. Weinberg studies how cancer spreads, what gives cancer stem-cells their unique qualities, and the molecular players involved in the formation of cancer stem cells and metastases.

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

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

Yukiko Yamashita

Yukiko Yamashita studies the mystery of evolution through the lens of junk DNA and germ cell biology.