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.
A cell as it divides. Credit: Kristin Knouse PhD ’17, Amon lab
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.
Broadening Participation
Our outreach programs seek to make the field of science more inclusive by sharing MIT’s intellectual wealth and cutting-edge resources.
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.
The protein TRAF6, decomposed into its reoccurring structural patterns. Credit: Protein Data Bank and Keating lab.
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.
H. Robert Horvitz
H. Robert Horvitz analyzes the roles of genes in animal development and behavior, gaining insight into human disease.
