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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 …

I joined the Vander Heiden lab at MIT Biology because it aligned with my interests in cancer research, but it also pushed me outside my comfort zone to consider the role that metabolism …

The Biology Department is committed to educating premeds in aspects of Biology relevant to the molecular basis of disease. Your training will include formulating and testing hypotheses, a …

My advice to prospective students: You don’t need to know exactly what you want to do. If there are several areas of interest to you, MIT Biology will help you find a way to explore them!

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.

Furthermore, many of our faculty are parts of interdisciplinary training programs (Computational and Systems Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience), and hold …

Students will also have the opportunity to attend departmental retreats, research seminars and symposia and meet with various MIT faculty members. The program solicits constructive and …

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