Cyrille Teforlack (left) discussing his project in the Reddien Lab on flatworm eye regeneration with attendees of the BSG-MSRP-Bio Poster session, including Department of Biology Head Amy Keating (right).

Broadening Participation

Our outreach programs seek to make the field of science more inclusive by sharing MIT’s intellectual wealth and cutting-edge resources.

Toxoplasma gondii parasites. Credit: Clare Harding.

Research

For over 50 years, we have played a central role in the growth of molecular life sciences and the revolution in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genomics, and computational biology.

Heart muscle cells called cardiomyocytes. Credit: Alexander Auld and Laurie Boyer

Research

For over 50 years, we have played a central role in the growth of molecular life sciences and the revolution in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genomics, and computational biology.

Undergraduate Students

Our undergraduate students thrive in an atmosphere that promotes exploration and collaboration across all areas of research and study. Our professors have an infectious passion for instruction and strive to teach each course better than it’s ever been taught before.

Research

For over 50 years, we have played a central role in the growth of molecular life sciences and the revolution in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genomics, and computational biology.

An atomic model of a protein. Credit: Ellen Zhong.

Research

For over 50 years, we have played a central role in the growth of molecular life sciences and the revolution in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genomics, and computational biology.

Learn, Discover, Innovate

We are a collaborative, inclusive, diverse, supportive, and focused community dedicated to research, teaching, and service. We explore a wide range of fundamental biological questions with a focus on molecular cell biology at all levels, from molecular structure to human disease. Join us.

Graduate Students

Graduate training is interdisciplinary, collaborative, and intense, giving our students the research and communication skills they need for a successful career. Our faculty share a deep commitment to education for all students.

Professor Michael Laub named 2025 AAAS Fellow

Slice and dice

How stem cell descendants preserve flexibility while maintaining distinct identities

Building the blocks of life

Events

  • Friday, May 1, 2026 - 12:30PMKoch Institute Inaugural Symposium: MIT Stem Cell Initiative
    Luria Auditorium, KI, 76-156
  • Friday, May 1, 2026 - 4:00PMMCN Seminar Series: Jeffrey Magee, Baylor College of Medicine
    Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002; reception to follow
  • Monday, May 4, 2026 - 10:00AMWhitehead Institute Special Seminar: Gina El Nesr, Stanford University
    McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute

Events

  • Friday, May 1, 2026Koch Institute Inaugural Symposium: MIT Stem Cell Initiative
    Luria Auditorium, KI, 76-156
  • Friday, May 1, 2026MCN Seminar Series: Jeffrey Magee, Baylor College of Medicine
    Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002; reception to follow
  • Monday, May 4, 2026Whitehead Institute Special Seminar: Gina El Nesr, Stanford University
    McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute

A new lens on autism’s sex bias

Leading with rigor, kindness, and care

CryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environment

Study reveals “two-factor authentication” system that controls microRNA destruction