H. Robert Horvitz

H. Robert Horvitz

David H. Koch Professor; Member, McGovern Institute for Brain Research; Member, David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

H. Robert Horvitz analyzes the roles of genes in animal development and behavior, gaining insight into human disease.

617-253-4671

Phone

68-425

Office

Building 68 - Koch Biology Building

Location

Sally Shin

Assistant

617-253-3162

Assistant Phone

Education

  • PhD, 1974, Harvard University
  • BS, 1968, Mathematics and Economics, MIT

Research Summary

Our lab examines how genes control animal development and behavior. We use the experimentally tractable nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to identify and analyze molecular and cellular pathways involved in these important areas of biology. Ultimately, we hope to clarify these fundamental biological mechanisms and provide further insight into human disease.

Awards

  • U.S. National Academy of Inventors, Member, 2015
  • American Association for Cancer Research Academy, Fellow, 2013
  • Royal Society of London, Foreign Member, 2009
  • Genetics Society (U.K.), Mendel Medal, 2007
  • Eli Lilly Lecturer Award, 2007
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, James R Killian Jr Faculty Achievement Award, 2006
  • National Academy of Medicine, Member, 2003
  • American Cancer Society, Medal of Honor, 2002
  • The Nobel Foundation, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2002
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience, 2001
  • March of Dimes, Developmental Biology, 2000
  • Gairdner Foundation, Gairdner Foundation International Award, 1999
  • National Academy of Sciences, Member, 1991
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, 1989
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow, 1989
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HHMI Investigator, 1988

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