
A Powerhouse for Discovery
Exploring the molecular foundations of biology and disease, our faculty include world experts in cell and developmental biology, systems and synthetic biology and structural biology.


Wide-Ranging Expertise
Our alumni include Nobel Prize winners in Physiology and Medicine. Our current faculty scientists lead high-impact research in molecular, microbial, cellular, developmental, chemical, plant, structural and systems biology. Our faculty offer novel and innovative solutions to longstanding biological problems and bring unique perspectives to their research and their students.
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Upcoming Events
MBS Seminar - "Alternative RNA Splicing Downstream of PDGFRa Signaling in the Facial Mesenchyme"
12:00 pm
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MBS Seminar - "PTP1B Inhibition - A Clinic Ready, Mechanism-Based Approach to Target Aging Phenotypes Therapeutically"
2:00 pm
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MBS Seminar - "Transforming Drug Development: the impact of structural biology on pharma"
12:00 am
– 1:30 pm
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In Person
Benjamin Clayton Lecture - "Brainwide Screens for Dynamical Principles"
12:00 pm
– 1:30 pm
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In Person
MBS Seminar - "A Matter of Time: Temporal Regulation of Vertebrate Gastrulation"
12:00 pm
– 1:30 pm
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In Person
MBS Seminar - "Physical Mechanisms Underlying Drosophila Gastrulation: Towards Parameter-Free Models of Animal Morphogenesis"
12:00 pm
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Fall Undergraduate Research symposium (FURS) 2025
11:00 am
– 4:30 pm
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